Wandering Thoughts archives

2011-12-18:	Understanding the `close()` and `EINTR` situation
2011-12-14:	Shell functions versus shell scripts
2011-12-11:	`head` versus `sed`
2011-11-29:	The alternate screen terminal emulator plague
2011-11-27:	Why processing things in inode order is a good idea
2011-11-26:	About the order that `readdir()` returns entries in
2011-11-17:	The drawback of modern X font handling
2011-11-08:	Files and fundamental filesystem activities (on Unix)
2011-10-19:	Defending Berkeley's forced choice in network device naming
2011-10-18:	The Ethernet device naming mistake (or one part of it)
2011-09-04:	How some Unixes did shared libraries in the old days
2011-09-03:	The core of modern Unix shared libraries
2011-08-17:	MH is an iceberg
2011-08-15:	A bit about what life was like on Unix before shared libraries
2011-08-14:	The tragedy of MH
2011-07-23:	What good secure string expansion on Unix should look like
2011-07-22:	String expansion and securely running programs on Unix
2011-06-30:	Some ways to test if a program securely runs other programs
2011-06-28:	How to securely run programs from inside your program on Unix
2011-06-19:	The Unix shell initialization problem and how shells should work
2011-06-18:	My `xdm` heresy
2011-05-20:	Why the kernel does `mmap()` (beyond efficiency)
2011-05-09:	X and the misleading claim of 'mechanisms not policy'
2011-05-08:	Fvwm as a window manager construction kit
2011-05-03:	The importance of `xterm` for X Windows
2011-04-18:	What made X Windows so special
2011-04-05:	The story of leaving N% of your filesystem unused for performance
2011-03-13:	Why programs traditionally used spares files on Unix
2011-03-02:	The POSIX shell and the three sorts of Unixes
2011-02-13:	A humbling experience with '`#`' characters in filenames
2011-02-04:	Why people put NFS mounts in subdirectories
2011-01-06:	An appreciation for the Posix `$( )` command substitution syntax
2011-01-02:	Why there is a gulf between shells and scripting languages

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