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  2. printf (Unix) - Wikipedia

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    In Unix and Unix-like operating systems, printf is a shell builtin (and utility program [2]) that formats and outputs text like the same-named C function. Originally named for outputting to a printer, it actually outputs to standard output. [3] The command accepts a format string, which specifies how to format values, and a list of values.

  3. Unix file types - Wikipedia

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    The most common special file is the directory. The layout of a directory file is defined by the filesystem used. As several filesystems are available under Unix, both native and non-native, there is no one directory file layout. A directory is marked with a d as the first letter in the mode field in the output of ls -dl [5] or stat, e.g.

  4. file (command) - Wikipedia

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    The Single UNIX Specification (SUS) specifies that a series of tests are performed on the file specified on the command line: if the file cannot be read, or its Unix file type is undetermined, the file program will indicate that the file was processed but its type was undetermined. file must be able to determine the types directory, FIFO ...

  5. Box-drawing characters - Wikipedia

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    On many Unix systems and early dial-up bulletin board systems the only common standard for box-drawing characters was the VT100 alternate character set (see also: DEC Special Graphics). The escape sequence Esc ( 0 switched the codes for lower-case ASCII letters to draw this set, and the sequence Esc ( B switched back:

  6. format (command) - Wikipedia

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    With this option, Format writes bootstrap code to the first sector of the volume (and possibly elsewhere as well). Format always writes a BIOS Parameter Block to the first sector, with or without the /S option. Another option (/Q) allows for what Microsoft calls "Quick Format". With this option the command will not perform steps 2 and 3 above.

  7. whereis - Wikipedia

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    whereis is a command on Unix and Unix-like operating systems used to locate some special files of a command like the binary file, source and manual page files. The whereis utility was first included with 2BSD, [1] dating back to 1979. [2]

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  9. locate (Unix) - Wikipedia

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    locate is a Unix utility which serves to find files on filesystems. It searches through a prebuilt database of files generated by the updatedb command or by a daemon and compressed using incremental encoding. It operates significantly faster than find, but requires regular updating of the database.