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1. (-(-_(-_-)_-)-) (jordila@quitter.es)'s status on Monday, 12-Mar-2018 08:55:23 UTC (-(-_(-_-)_-)-)
   #GNU + #Linux ...
   
   « Here's a trick question for you: Which of the following are files?
   
   - Directories
   - Shell scripts
   - LibreOffice documents
   - Serial ports
   - Kernel data structures
   - Kernel tuning parameters
   - Hard drives
   - Partitions
   - Logical Volumes (LVM)
   - Printers
   - Sockets
   
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   • (-(-_(-_-)_-)-) (jordila@quitter.es)'s status on Monday, 12-Mar-2018 08:57:24 UTC (-(-_(-_-)_-)-)

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     Perhaps you won't believe this, but to Unix and Linux they are all files. That's one of the most amazing concepts—it makes possible some very simple, yet powerful methods for performing many administrative tasks that might otherwise be extremely difficult or impossible. .. » https://quitter.es/attachment/1567163
     
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     https://opensource.com/life/15/9/everything-is-a-file
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