The /opt file system is a relative newcomer to Unix file systems and is primarily used to house optional software packages. /tmp was and still is, of course, intended for temporary files.

The old UNIX file permission system is commonly the only method of access control that people use. The basic file ownership permissions (user, group, and world/other) on UNIX are a bit outdated.

Using fsck. To see fragmentation on a Unix system, you would generally use a command such as fsck that reports the percentage of fragmentation on the file system.

For UNIX System Services files that are created by SAS, the file mode for new files is "-rw-rw-rw-"; however, this mode is modified by the current file-mode creation mask. For example, x umask 022 ...

There are many ways to move files between Unix and Windows. In my mind, they fall into three categories — secure copy (let’s not even think about ftp), shared drives, and file synchronization.

These files or directories typically contain configuration information or log files for the Unix system. The .bash_history file, for example, logs all the commands you enter on the command line. IDG.

HP announced Monday it is letting its Tru64 Unix Advanced File System source code run free in the Linux community. Access to this code will provide capabilities that increase uptime, enhance security ...

There are many ways to move files between Unix and Windows. In my mind, they fall into three categories — secure copy (let’s not even think about ftp), shared drives, and file synchronization.