November 23, 2023
The preprocessor is the first stage of the compilation process in C++ that takes place ahead of the actual code compilation. It handles code that is […]
November 9, 2023
There are usually three kill commands in most of the linux distributions: `kill`, `pkill`, `killall`. They are all used to send a signal to one or […]
October 31, 2023
Initially, the preprocessor conducts source code preprocessing, handling directives and creating a temporary file. Subsequently, the compiler undertakes the translation of the preprocessed code into object […]
October 26, 2023
In C++, casting refers to the explicit conversion of a value from one data type to another. There are various types of casting available:
August 15, 2023
Linux kernel presents many of the device I/O interfaces to user processes as files. Here is a list of the most common Linux devices and their […]
August 1, 2023
It’s possible to make configurations on the build process before building a Linux kernel. When it comes toconfigurations about kernel modules, we have three options for […]
July 18, 2023
Strace is a diagnostic, debugging and instructional userspace utility for Linux. It is used to monitor and tamper with interactions between processes and the Linux kernel, […]
July 11, 2023
The function template async runs the function f asynchronously (potentially in a separate thread which might be a part of a thread pool) and returns a […]
