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Unix v6
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![preview](https://github.com/newbiz/xv6/raw/master/splash.png)
This is the reimplementation in ANSI C of Unix v6.
Features
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* **Refactored build system**: the separation between distribution and kernel is now clear. The complete distribution, (SUS-1 compliant) is available in distrib/. The rest of the kernel uses recursive makefiles.
* **vfs**: the filesystem layer is now abstract. Multiple filesystem support is now possible. Currently FAT32 and ext2 are in progress.
* **ACPI support**: a limited set of ACPI commands are supported. Currently mainly shutdown/S5 mode.
* **userland libc**: C89/ANSI compliant + POSIX-1 compliant
* **SUS-1 compliance**: As for kernel support, users and signals are still missing for POSIX-1 support, while some syscalls are already present. On the userland part, the libc and FHS are in progress. Update: libc almost finished.
Authors
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* Aurelien Vallee <[email protected]>
Original implementation
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Original xv6 vailable here: http://pdos.csail.mit.edu/6.828/2012/xv6.html