What types of executable files exist on Linux?
For example, if I do
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How to determine which sd* is usb?
Possible Duplicate:
How to know if /dev/sdX is a connected USB or HDD?
Everything is a file?
In Linux, every single entity is considered as FILE. If I do vim <cd-Name> then, vim will open the directory content into it’s editor, because, it do not differentiate between file and directories.
How to use the new ext4 inline data feature? (storing data directly in the inode)
If I read the ext4 documentation correctly, starting from Linux 3.8 it should be possible to store data directly in the inode in the case of a very small file.
“Load missing firmware from removable media?” (Debian)
I’m installing Debian from a USB drive onto my laptop, and it’s asking me for the following firmware file: brcm/brcmfmac43241b4-sdio.bin
How to mount a device in Linux?
I read some resources about the mount command for mounting devices on Linux, but none of them is clear enough (at least for me).
Are Linux kernel threads really kernel processes?
I’ve read in many places that Linux creates a kernel thread for each user thread in a Java VM. (I see the term “kernel thread” used in two different ways:
Mounting new filesystem affects non-recursive bind mounts?
It hasn’t always behaved this way, but nowadays I get this inconsistent behaviour. Bind mounts don’t copy existing mounts (unless you use --rbind), but new mounts (and unmounts) get copied automatically. It seems like a bug. What causes this?