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Looking ahead to 30 years of FreeDOS


Every object on your Linux system has a permission mode that describes what actions a user can perform on it. There are three types of permissions: read (r), write (w), and execute (x). To read a file is to view its contents. For example, a text file must have read permission for someone to read the text within. If the user

Every object on your Linux system has a permission mode that describes what actions a user can perform on it. This article discusses the backup program I created to prevent catastrophic data loss and facilitate easy recovery. Many Linux computers run headless, and you can accomplish all the administrative tasks on the command line.

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