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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

Distributions include the Linux kernel and supporting system software and libraries, many of which are provided by the GNU Project. Many Linux distributions use the word "Linux" in their name, but the Free Software Foundation uses the name GNU/Linux to emphasize the importance of GNU software, causing some controversy.

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You can't cd or ls in a folder if you have no +x permissions on it. That is all. I wasted 3 hours of my life. (szmer.info)

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[–] [email protected] 33 points 1 year ago (3 children)

There needs to be a Linux kernel fork that when you try to execute a directory executes all programs in the directory. In parallel. Juuuuuuuust to fuck with people who might accidentally execute the /usr/bin directory.

[–] [email protected] 28 points 1 year ago

And if there's a circular symlink, we fork bomb

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Or worse… In order. Based on last Modified date. And use that as the basis for some scheduling agent where timing and order of execution is essential.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's the most evil thing I've heard in awhile, and I would absolutely make use of it anyway.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

All you have to do is touch the files in order. Why aren’t you using this touchsched repo here….

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Those of us who use the autocd feature of shells "execute" directories all the time. For example I'd type just /usr/bin RET if I wanted to cd to /usr/bin.