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Explain Like I'm Five

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When i type in the commands, this is the outcome. It's pointing to some list. But where is this list existing ? I mean, which part of my system ? (retrofed.com)
submitted 9 hours ago by LoveEspresso@retrofed.com to c/explainlikeimfive@lemmy.world
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[โ€“] Legianus@programming.dev 3 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago) (1 children)

Well no, the terminal is a software like any other. It just is sometimes more final about doing things (e.g. rm <file> will delete without asking twice) and you cab start other software from it or use within.

There are multiple layers between you and your hardware, rings of userspace (Starting with Ring 3) and at the end Kernel (Ring 0)

[โ€“] LoveEspresso@retrofed.com -1 points 9 hours ago

Sound like rings of smoke :)))))