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<DL> <A NAME=170><DT>...Torvalds <DD><tt>torvalds@kruuna.helsinki.fi</tt>.</A>
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</PRE><A NAME=199><DT>...space'' <DD>
Swap space is inappropriately named: entire processes are not swapped, but
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</PRE><A NAME=322><DT>...home. <DD>The author uses his Linux system to
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</PRE><A NAME=451><DT>...system. <DD>What I mean by ``hacker'' is a feverishly dedicated
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Appendix <A HREF="node235.html#appftplistnum">C</A> for details.</A>
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such as ``<tt>dd of=/dev/rfd0 if=foo bs=18k</tt>'' will ``raw write'' the
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</PRE><A NAME=997><DT>...someday. <DD>The author shamefully admits that he kept
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</PRE><A NAME=1368><DT>...blocks. <DD>This is the size as reported by <tt>fdisk</tt>, using
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</PRE><A NAME=1464><DT>...Professional, <DD>Slackware
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</PRE><A NAME=2550><DT>...directories <DD>You may see others, and
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