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Why are UNIX pr8ogrammers concerned about the year 2038 problem?
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Why are the unix programmers concerned about the year 2038 problem?
I don't think any Unix/Linux programmers are concerned about what will occur on January 19, 2038 at 03:14:07 in the morning as it is very doubtful that anyone will be using 32 bit operating systems in 2038.By way of explanation however, on 32 bit Unix/Linux operating systems, the so called Unix Epoch Time value will overflow at 03:14:07 on January 19, 2038. For that matter, 26 years from now it is doubtful many folks will still be using 64 bit operating systems.(Except for those 64 bit Linux system that have been launched into deep space, if still operable 26 years from now, will of course still be 64 bit machines and likely still in use by someone, somewhere.)Unix/Linux systems track time by tracking the number of elapsed seconds since 00:00:00, January 1st, 1970.
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Why numlock is not functioning in unix os?
You have to be more specific in your question or problem. It works fine for me.
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Unix commands
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