Why does the `reset` command include a delay? (2017)(unix.stackexchange.com)

60 points by eklitzke 2 years ago | 55 comments

Why not parse `ls` and what to do instead(unix.stackexchange.com)

115 points by nomilk 2 years ago | 144 comments

Why did Borland ignore the Macintosh market?(retrocomputing.stackexchange.com)

115 points by SeenNotHeard 2 years ago | 145 comments

What process created this X11 window?(unix.stackexchange.com)

105 points by signa11 3 years ago | 61 comments

What is the difference between a terminal, a shell, a TTY and a console? (2012)(unix.stackexchange.com)

238 points by ent101 2 years ago | 54 comments

When was the famous "sudo warning" introduced? (2019)(retrocomputing.stackexchange.com)

145 points by Boogie_Man 1 year ago | 151 comments

Show HN: Witr – Explain why a process is running on your Linux system(github.com)

436 points by pranshuparmar 10 months ago | 82 comments

GitHub repository for witr, a Linux CLI tool that traces a process, service, or port back to its origin and explains why it is running.

Why is my CPU usage always 100%?(downtowndougbrown.com)

505 points by pncnmnp 1 year ago | 137 comments

Part 9 of a blog series on upgrading the Chumby 8's Linux kernel from 2.6.28 to 6.x, investigating why top always reports 100% CPU usage.

Caveman: Why use many token when few token do trick(github.com)

809 points by tosh 6 months ago | 344 comments

GitHub repository for Caveman, a Claude Code skill/plugin that cuts output tokens about 75% by making the model respond in terse caveman-style speech.

Ask HN: Why did Python win?

398 points by MatthiasPortzel 3 years ago | 649 comments

An Ask HN thread asking why Python grew into a dominant programming language while Ruby, once similarly popular, stalled.

Why pipes sometimes get "stuck": buffering(jvns.ca)

343 points by tanelpoder 1 year ago | 85 comments

Julia Evans blog post explaining why Unix pipelines like tail -f | grep | grep appear stuck due to output buffering, and how to fix it.

Oh Shit, Git?(ohshitgit.com)

334 points by Anon84 1 year ago | 190 comments

Oh Shit, Git!? is a website giving plain-language fixes for common Git mistakes, such as undoing commits or recovering lost work.