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Why index++ of SWISH++ is so slow?
I'm periodically running dwww+++ to add to searchable docs what info I add to local drive. It writes "Executing index++" and it runs for minutes, whereas my CPU load is ~2-3% of one core. ...
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Relationship between CLONE_NEWUSER, `/bin/unshare` and `unshare(2)` as it relates to User Namespace
I am trying to comprehend some man7.org documentation
about the User Namespace and the /bin/unshare command.
I started by reading this page:
https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man7/user_namespaces.7....
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Error when trying to build Linux documentation
I have Linux git repository cloned, latest version of sphinx, GNU make, python, and all dependencies handled, running on MacOS (making the documentation to modify Linux on a VM), I am getting the ...
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Where can I find the documentation for the Linux NPU API?
For example the Samsung Galaxy S10 has an Exynos 9820 CPU with integrated NPU. We all know Android is based on Linux.
So where can I find the Linux API documentation about how to interact with the NPU?...
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What is the official 'man' location in the web?
I had the following experience:
ps command: how to know all the headers with their respective descriptions?
The answer is totally valid, the man available by the OS itself is not updated, so the web ...
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Where are the kernel arguments documented?
I want to read more about the Linux Kernel argument for memtest. Where can I find out more information about the arguments my kernel accepts?
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How to change the pager for info command
On GNU/Linux is it possible to change the default pager for info command? I would like to use less as the pager (similar to man pages). I have customized less to use colors to make navigation of man ...
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Linux - Where to place manuals and docs for user binaries?
For applications installed via system package manager, binaries, man pages, and docs go in /usr/bin/, /usr/share/man/man<n>/, and /usr/share/doc/<app-name>/ respectively. For example:
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Installing man pages for section 9 (kernel routines)
I use kernel.org docs to read about kernel functions. Now I am trying to make possible reading manuals for kernel-mode functions, such as printk with man 9 printk. The section 9 is used for this ...
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Is there any good documentation on sysfs? [closed]
I'm looking for good documentation for sysfs; the man page is incomplete and even has one sentence that just stops half way through. I've found the Linux kernel documentation but that's a little bit ...
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What are the conventional meanings for symbols used to show commands' syntax?
I am looking for some sort of "syntax key" for command line tools on GNU/Linux, something like this document that Microsoft has:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/windows-...
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Understanding fetching mutiple URLs and documents using curl
It's not clear to me how to fetch multiple documents using curl mainly because I do not fully understand the explanation in the curl documentation
The curl documentation says:
-o, --output <file&...
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Configure static values in /etc/dhcpcd.conf
What are the valid values (and what are they used for) for the static option in /etc/dhcpcd.conf file?
I'm configuring a network interface of a Raspberry (running raspbian stretch) by editing the /...
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The standard mechanism to switch GPUs isn't undocumented, is it?
My laptop is a normal, uninteresting machine with two standard, unmultiplexed GPUs and an ordinary Debian stretch installation. The secondary GPU (a Radeon) is usually powered down but I can activate ...
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What is "ext4-rsv-conver" process?
Does anyone have documentation on ext4-rsv-conver?
$ pgrep -a -f ext4-rsv-conver
153 ext4-rsv-conver
161 ext4-rsv-conver
7451 ext4-rsv-conver
$ dpkg -S ext4-rsv-conver
dpkg-query: no path found ...
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