COMP 10024 – Shell Scripting (Week 8)
March 9, 2026 7:07 pm Leave your thoughtsShell Scripting A shell script is essentially a text based file containing a sequence of UNIX commands. To the system,... View Article
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COMP 10024 – UNIX Shell Environment Variables (Week 7)
March 3, 2026 6:00 pm Leave your thoughtsIn our previous sessions, we took a “side trip” into the life-cycle of a UNIX process. We learned about forking,... View Article
COMP 10024 – The UNIX Process Life-Cycle (Week 7)
March 3, 2026 5:59 pm Leave your thoughtsIn our previous sessions, we explored the static world of files and permissions. Today, we move into the dynamic world... View Article
Should I Prefix?
February 24, 2026 12:14 pm Leave your thoughtsSince shouldiprefix.com is unfortunately down, I’ve compiled a practical list of CSS properties that may still need vendor prefixes based... View Article
COMP 10024 – Fundamentals of UNIX (Week6)
February 23, 2026 8:40 pm Leave your thoughtsThe Unix Shell: Expansions & Quoting Demystifying how bash transforms your commands before execution What is the Shell? The... View Article
COMP 10024 – Fundamentals of UNIX (Week 4)
February 9, 2026 5:41 pm Leave your thoughtsThe Logic of UNIX File System Permissions In UNIX, security is not an afterthought, it’s built directly into the file... View Article
COMP 10024 – Fundamentals of UNIX (Week 3)
February 2, 2026 7:27 pm Leave your thoughtsThe UNIX File System, Part 2 To recap last week’s lecture, a file system’s primary job is to manage data... View Article
COMP 10024 – Fundamentals of UNIX (Week 2)
February 2, 2026 11:03 am Leave your thoughtsUnderstanding the UNIX File System In the first class we discussed the “heart” of UNIX, that... View Article
COMP 10024 – Fundamentals of UNIX (Week 1)
January 19, 2026 9:30 pm Leave your thoughtsWeek 1 – Foundations of UNIX – Written by Anthony Adams Welcome to Fundamentals of UNIX. To understand... View Article
UNIX Basic Command Line Interface Commands
January 19, 2026 9:25 pm Leave your thoughtsThe Ultimate UNIX Command Reference Guide Whether you are a system administrator or a developer, mastering the Command Line Interface... View Article