Unix-like systems
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Unix-like systems are a family of multitasking, multiuser operating systems that follow the design principles and interfaces of the original Unix.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Unix-like systems canonical | 6 |
| Unix systems | 2 |
| UNIX operating systems | 1 |
| UNIX systems | 1 |
| Unix-like | 1 |
Statements (73)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
family of operating systems
ⓘ
multitasking operating system family ⓘ multiuser operating system family ⓘ |
| commonlyUsedFor |
embedded systems
ⓘ
mobile devices ⓘ servers ⓘ supercomputers ⓘ workstations ⓘ |
| designPhilosophy |
compose small tools into larger workflows
ⓘ
do one thing and do it well ⓘ use text streams as a universal interface ⓘ |
| dominantIn |
supercomputing market
ⓘ
web server market ⓘ |
| fileSystemHierarchyInfluencedBy | Unix File System hierarchy ⓘ |
| followsDesignPrinciplesOf | Unix ⓘ |
| followsInterfacesOf | Unix ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
command-line interface support
ⓘ
hierarchical file system ⓘ multitasking ⓘ multiuser ⓘ permissions-based security model ⓘ portable across hardware platforms ⓘ process-based multitasking ⓘ shell scripting support ⓘ text-based configuration ⓘ time-sharing ⓘ tool-based design philosophy ⓘ |
| hasInterface |
POSIX
ⓘ
surface form:
POSIX API
shell command-line interface ⓘ |
| includes |
AIX
ⓘ
Android ⓘ
surface form:
Android (Linux-based)
Arch Linux ⓘ BSD operating systems ⓘ Debian ⓘ DragonFly BSD ⓘ Fedora Linux ⓘ
surface form:
Fedora
FreeBSD ⓘ Gentoo Linux ⓘ HP-UX ⓘ Illumos-based systems ⓘ Linux distributions ⓘ NetBSD ⓘ OpenBSD ⓘ Red Hat Enterprise Linux ⓘ SUSE ⓘ
surface form:
SUSE Linux Enterprise
Slackware ⓘ Solaris operating system ⓘ
surface form:
Solaris
Ubuntu ⓘ iOS ⓘ macOS ⓘ |
| influenced |
Internet infrastructure software
ⓘ
modern operating system design ⓘ software development tools ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
POSIX
ⓘ
surface form:
POSIX standards
Unix ⓘ |
| standardizedBy |
POSIX
ⓘ
Single UNIX Specification ⓘ |
| supports |
background processes
ⓘ
file permissions and ownership ⓘ multiple users ⓘ networking ⓘ pipes and redirection ⓘ preemptive multitasking ⓘ shell scripting ⓘ virtual memory ⓘ |
| typicalShells |
Unix shell
ⓘ
surface form:
Bash
Unix shell ⓘ
surface form:
Bourne shell
C shell ⓘ KornShell ⓘ
surface form:
Korn shell
Zsh ⓘ
surface form:
Z shell
|
| usesKernelTypes |
hybrid kernels
ⓘ
microkernels ⓘ monolithic kernels ⓘ |
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Unix systems
this entity surface form:
UNIX systems
this entity surface form:
Unix systems
this entity surface form:
Unix-like