Each Linux command returns an exit code, with 0 indicating success and non-zero values indicating failure. You can use the $? variable to access the exit code and control program flow in scripts ...

Who's writing Linux today? Capitalists The Linux Foundation has released its 2015 report "Linux Kernel Development: How Fast It is Going, Who is Doing It, What They Are Doing and Who is Sponsoring ...

AI tools can help Linux maintainers, but they can also cause chaos. Here's what needs to be addressed - fast - before things get out of control.

In any programming language, idioms may be used that may not seem obvious from reading the manual. Often these usages of the language represent ways to make your code more compact (as in requiring ...

Follow best practices for secure coding and kernel development. Conclusion Writing custom Linux kernel drivers is a complex but rewarding task. By following the steps outlined in this article, you can ...

The Linux kernel project's "git" revision control tool offers up some numbers on which developers, and which companies, contributed the most code to Linux, and who's reviewing other people's code.

The latest news from the world of cheap electronics is a single board computer running Linux. It costs six dollars, and you can buy it right now. You might even be able to compile code for it, too ...

There's nothing like a good legal battle to whip up passions, and the SCO Group-versus-the-open-source-world dogfight is no exception. Rhetoric runs high. From the open-source advocates, it's "you're ...

Defect densities below 0.7 Particularly interesting for fans of Linux, however, is that the free and open source operating system “remains a benchmark for quality,” in Coverity’s estimation.

Linux gets fix for code-execution flaw that was undetected since 2009 Vulnerability could be particularly serious for shared Web-hosting services.