Unix

Unix is a powerful, multiuser, multitasking operating system originally developed at AT&T Bell Labs in the 1960s. Known for its portability, efficiency, and flexibility, Unix has influenced many other operating systems, including Linux and the various BSD (Berkeley Software Distribution) systems. This topic covers the history, architecture, and key features of Unix, as well as its various derivatives and implementations. It also explores Unix’s impact on modern computing, including its role in the development of networking, security, and software development practices.

GitHub: https://github.com/topics/unix
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unix
Created by: AT&T Bell Labs
Released: 1969
Related Topics: linux, operating-systems, posix, bsd,
Aliases: unix-system, unix-os,
Last updated: 2026-07-01 00:29:00 UTC
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https://github.com/thentenaar/motif

The UNIX UI toolkit that defined an era

motif ui-library unix

Last synced: 17 Mar 2026

https://github.com/splode/dotfiles

My config files. That's it.

bash config dotfiles shell unix

Last synced: 07 May 2026

https://github.com/it-delinquent/wpf_unix_permissions

A small WPF program to help visualise Unix permissions. Also, it uses an MVVM set using Caliburn.Micro

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Last synced: 15 Apr 2026

https://github.com/kgashok/sortunix

demonstrate sort in Unix

demonstration sorting unix

Last synced: 07 Feb 2026

https://github.com/zzampax/catppuccin-cli-color-picker

Simple script that helps to develop applications using the Catppuccin Color Theme by giving a CLI fuzzy finder to copy individual #HEXs to clipboard

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Last synced: 25 Feb 2026

https://github.com/hubtou/rot13

Encrypt or decrypt caesar ciphers

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Last synced: 19 May 2026

https://github.com/d33p0st/modstore

Basic and Modded Data Structures with rust backend for speed and safety and python's comfortability.

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Last synced: 07 Feb 2026

https://github.com/vroncevic/gen_sh_tool

Generate shell tool script

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Last synced: 16 Apr 2026

https://github.com/notixbit/ntbpp

NTB++ is a cross-platform header-only utility library for C++ >= 17

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Last synced: 15 Apr 2026

https://github.com/mxvish/freebsd-setup

FreeBSD setup scripts

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Last synced: 07 May 2026

https://github.com/rk0cc/superuser

Superuser verification tools for Flutter application with replicated UNIX command

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Last synced: 15 Apr 2026

https://github.com/shan18/simple-shell

A simplified version of the Unix shell.

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Last synced: 15 Apr 2026

https://github.com/dnutiu/hotalert

hotalert is a command line tool for task execution and alerting

command-line-tool unix webhook yaml-configuration

Last synced: 10 Feb 2026

https://github.com/fdorantesm/aka

AKA is a simple CLI tool for managing aliases

alias aliases cli unix

Last synced: 10 Feb 2026

https://github.com/antonvanassche/bashpass-remote

A wrapper for BashPass, which allows you to manage your BashPass passwords stored on a remote server.

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Last synced: 07 May 2026

https://github.com/afeiship/ushell-module-aws

Aws cli for ushell module.

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Last synced: 20 Jul 2025

https://github.com/antonvanassche/bashpass

A command-line based password manager written in Bash.

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Last synced: 10 Feb 2026

https://github.com/akluth/do

Simple, stupid command processor/task executer/just-execute-shell-commands-in-order-grouped-by-tasks-thingy

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Last synced: 16 Apr 2026

https://github.com/codejake/unix-wallpaper-5k

A 5K Desktop Background of the famous UNIX t-shirt design.

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Last synced: 05 Apr 2025

https://github.com/carvilsi/systemd-usb-monitor-example

Simple example about systemd (sd-event & sd-device) to monitor USB devices on connection

sd-device sd-event systemd unix

Last synced: 17 May 2026

https://github.com/axelrindle/readperms

:flashlight: Node cli app for reading UNIX file permissions.

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Last synced: 07 May 2026

https://github.com/ajm113/unix-aws-vpn-client

Unix friendly AWS vpn client. (Extremely WIP! Expect things to break or move around! Will do my best to update README when I can.) This repo is technically a fork of: https://github.com/samm-git/aws-vpn-client

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Last synced: 14 Feb 2026

https://github.com/freebsd-ask/bsdlibc

FreeBSD libc

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Last synced: 28 Feb 2026

https://github.com/kruserr/pakka

A cross platform meta package manager with auto snapshotting file system based transactions

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Last synced: 25 Jun 2025

https://github.com/igorskyflyer/npm-upath

🎍 Provides a universal way of formatting file-paths in Unix-like and Windows operating systems as an alternative to the built-in path.normalize(). 🧬

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Last synced: 28 Feb 2026

https://github.com/rawnly/uindows-cli

Unix commands on windows

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Last synced: 08 May 2026

https://github.com/programerr01/utilitys

Implementation of common Utility programs for Unix

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Last synced: 08 May 2026

https://github.com/kouisamine/date-to-unix-timestamp

Convert a particular date to the unix timestamp format.

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Last synced: 08 May 2026

https://github.com/mohammad-malik/linkedlist-notepad

A console-based notepad using a 2D linked list for text storage. Features text editing, saving, loading, and a spell-checker with correction suggestions—all in a C++ console environment.

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Last synced: 08 May 2026

https://github.com/abdelmajidlh/bash_unix_git

Commandes de base pour Linux, bash et gitbash

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Last synced: 11 Apr 2026

https://github.com/melonsmasher/chef_profiled

Generates profile.d scripts based on Chef attributes.

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Last synced: 02 Mar 2026

https://github.com/knutkirkhorn/free-space-cli

💾💻 Get the amount of free space for a drive CLI

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Last synced: 16 Apr 2026

https://github.com/oliverdelancey/nimformattedfile

A supercharged pre-formatted file creation utility.

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Last synced: 08 May 2025

https://github.com/kaniteru/simplesocket

Single-header, cross-platform TCP/UDP socket wrapper in c++

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Last synced: 01 Apr 2026

https://github.com/taophilosophy/freebsd-ask

《FreeBSD 从入门到跑路》

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Last synced: 03 Mar 2026

https://github.com/jotrorox/jasm

A simple Assembler written from scratch, for educational and recreational purposes

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Last synced: 16 Apr 2026

https://github.com/teomandeniz/libcmt

LibCMT: A group of standard libraries and makes unexisting keywords stanrad too.

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Last synced: 13 Apr 2025

https://github.com/sar/autosaved

Git Autosave CLI to commit changes every 15m on your entire system. Lightweight background daemon, pure shell script with ZERO dependencies.

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Last synced: 04 Mar 2026

https://github.com/0xa1m/ping-rs

A Rust recreation of the Linux ping utility.

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Last synced: 18 May 2026

https://github.com/vroncevic/gen_rpc

Generate RPC modules

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Last synced: 05 Mar 2026

https://github.com/thomas-chqt/minishell

bash-like shell

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Last synced: 18 May 2026

https://github.com/gokul2406/ff-util

A CLI tool to find a particular file or a file extension

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Last synced: 17 Apr 2026

https://github.com/elbouzkri/pipe_chain

This project will let you discover in detail a UNIX mechanism that you already know by using it in your program.

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Last synced: 10 Jun 2026

https://github.com/sixarm/extra

The `extra` command for Unix text processing

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Last synced: 30 Apr 2026

https://github.com/tejas-nanaware/zsh_profile

zsh and bash profiles that I usually use for terminals on Mac and Linux

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Last synced: 10 Apr 2026

https://github.com/tim-harding/tunic

TUN/TAP interface API for Rust

linux networking tuntap unix

Last synced: 17 Apr 2026

https://github.com/tori-nest/iganaq

Trying out alternative languages for a new tori implementation.

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Last synced: 17 Apr 2026

https://github.com/jessetg/rwog

Run without groups: Pretend you're not a member of certain supplementary groups

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Last synced: 18 May 2026

https://github.com/eddiewebb/dotfiles

Keep your unix/mac .dotfiles in-sync across devices or teams

bash dotfiles osx unix

Last synced: 18 Apr 2026

https://github.com/sulig/minishell

Tan bonito como shell -----------------> El objetivo de este proyecto es que crees un shell sencillo. Sí, tu propio pequeño bash. Aprenderás un montón sobre procesos y file descriptors.

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Last synced: 17 May 2026

https://github.com/vroncevic/pobackup

Shell script for backup mechanism (Postgres databases)

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Last synced: 05 Apr 2026

https://github.com/mukhtarb/alx-system_engineering-devops

Shell scripting language for devops

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Last synced: 18 Apr 2026

https://github.com/hrolive/big-data-analysis-with-hadoop-and-rhadoop

Foundations of “Big Data” processing by introducing the Hadoop distributed computing architecture and providing an introductory level tutorial for Big Data analysis using Hadoop, Rhadoop, and R libraries parallel, doParallel, foreach and Rmpi.

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Last synced: 19 Apr 2026

https://github.com/manipuladordedados/tocaia

Portable TUI Gopher client written in C89 for POSIX systems.

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Last synced: 19 Apr 2026

https://github.com/mna/sendkeys

Simulate sending user input in a terminal (mirror).

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Last synced: 20 Apr 2026

https://github.com/georges034302/aws-re-start

AWS Re/start program - Goanna Education

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Last synced: 20 Apr 2026

https://github.com/leandrols/clunixtime

A command line tool to get Unix time based on the informed date.

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Last synced: 20 Apr 2026

https://github.com/wtfaremyinitials/deno-shell-tag

The simplest way to use a *nix tools in deno. let files = await sh`ls -a`

deno javascript unix

Last synced: 22 Apr 2026

https://github.com/bundy01/fortune-mod-wisdom-fr

Une Liste de Citations en Français pour Fortune-Mod

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Last synced: 22 Apr 2026

https://github.com/msaaddev/cross-paths

‼️ Convert your paths from darwin to win32 and vice versa

nodejs path-converter paths unix win32

Last synced: 22 Apr 2026

https://github.com/codenoid/pardon

Optimized In-Memory with File Based storage for learning purpose

crystal database tcp unix

Last synced: 24 Apr 2026

https://github.com/archanaberry/simplify-calculatorasmc

Kalkulator sangat sederhana untuk prosesor x86_64 atau arm32_64 yang sangat amat cepat dan efisien ♡⁠(⁠Ӧ⁠ｖ⁠Ӧ⁠｡⁠)

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Last synced: 08 May 2026

https://github.com/gnaneshkunal/lost-dir

LOST.DIR

c linux lost-dir unix

Last synced: 24 Apr 2026

https://github.com/f-corvaro/fdf

"A project transforming 3D wireframe modeling. Dive in to create, manipulate, and visualize!"

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Last synced: 24 Apr 2026

https://github.com/mephresgh/posixsdm

Simple POSIX-compatible display manager written in Shell

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Last synced: 09 May 2025

https://github.com/checkm8ra1n/little-python-tools

A collection of a little useful python tools

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Last synced: 10 Apr 2026

https://github.com/pulseflow/avian

avian is an open source uwu owo cute operating system made in rust :3

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Last synced: 28 Apr 2026

https://github.com/novara754/cat

A rudimentary reimplementation of the ubiquitous cat program.

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Last synced: 21 Mar 2025

https://github.com/ryoskzypu/hard_pihole

A Pi-hole hardening script

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Last synced: 28 Apr 2026

https://github.com/xigang/unp1.0

阅读UNP网络编程套接字代码demo

c network program socket unix

Last synced: 08 Jun 2026

https://github.com/levkush/rm_to_windows

Bring rm command from unix to windows!

c mit-license rm unix windows

Last synced: 28 Apr 2026

https://github.com/hubtou/mtoc

Show (Unix) Manual table of contents

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Last synced: 28 Apr 2026

https://github.com/ugolinolle/minitalk

💾 • Client/server communication program using UNIX signals

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Last synced: 29 Apr 2026

https://github.com/shockz-offsec/forencics-recompiler-linux

Este script recompilará una gran parte de la información que se suele obtener de un sistema Linux ante un peritaje o análisis forense. Además toda la información será firmada con SHA256.

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Last synced: 09 May 2026

https://github.com/sixarm/union

The `union` command for Unix text processing

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Last synced: 29 Apr 2026

https://github.com/dartegnian/shell-scripts

Shell scripts for Unix-like systems, mainly (Arch) Linux for now. Will expand to cover *nix OSes in the future.

bash linux shell shell-scripting shell-scripts unix

Last synced: 09 May 2026

https://github.com/audrey-yang/todocal

CIS 191 Final Project

bash unix

Last synced: 29 Apr 2026

https://github.com/melroy89/dotfiles

Melroy's Dot files (Linux)

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Last synced: 09 May 2026

https://github.com/artizirk/dvhtool

Modify SGI IRIX UNIX Disk Volume Header under Linux

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Last synced: 29 Apr 2026

https://github.com/hubtou/strings

Print the strings of printable characters in files

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Last synced: 29 Apr 2026

https://github.com/lucenden/unix-terminal-emulator

A simple plugin for emulating the unix terminal in the browser!

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Last synced: 30 Apr 2026

https://github.com/orcunsaltik/njfs

Modern Node.js filesystem utilities - Zero dependencies, async-first API with recursive operations, cross-device move support, and full TypeScript JSDoc annotations.

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Last synced: 30 Apr 2026

https://github.com/leonwilzer/unix-scripts

My unix scripts.

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Last synced: 30 Apr 2026

https://github.com/reloxx13/clear-gambio-gx3-cache

Script to clean Gambio cache on mac/unix

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Last synced: 30 Apr 2026

https://github.com/mcanlas/bash-monad

A DSL for Bash scripts, in Scala

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Last synced: 30 Apr 2026

https://github.com/s41r4j/aish

AiSH - Artificially Intelligent Shell (v0.2-beta)

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Last synced: 30 Apr 2026

https://github.com/haxpor/unp

Unix Network Programming learning repository following along from Unix Network Programming Volume 1, 3rd Edition try to use as much as possible C++11 features and as necessary, cmake, modified and improvements on top (**wip)

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