Linux

Linux is an operating system kernel that is meant to be a drop-in replacement for System V Unix.

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Distributions

For distribution-specific administration details, see the relevant distribution's page.

For distribution-specific configuration files, see the relevant distribution's page.

POSIX utilities should be available on all distributions. This is the subset of utilities that warrant dedicated documentation.

See also bash and zsh, two very common subsitutes for sh(1).

See also git, which was developed alongside the Linux kernel.