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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

Distributions include the Linux kernel and supporting system software and libraries, many of which are provided by the GNU Project. Many Linux distributions use the word "Linux" in their name, but the Free Software Foundation uses the name GNU/Linux to emphasize the importance of GNU software, causing some controversy.

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Request for Opinion - JCL but for Linux?? (lemmy.one)

submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by waspentalive@lemmy.one to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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Any interest in this:

LJL is a job creation language that takes a job file, gathers items mentioned in its various lines and here-documents, and generates a runnable .deck file (short for "deck of cards").

The .deck file is a complex Bash script that creates a log spool and several temporary files in /tmp/. It automatically cleans up scratchable files after the run. The log file contains the output of each step, including any program results.

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[–] nanook@friendica.eskimo.com -1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Between bash (and the 40 or so other shells available under Linux), python, perl, and the several hundred other scripting languages already available, is a dedicated job control language really needed? I think unnecessary fluff.

[–] waspentalive@lemmy.one 2 points 11 months ago

It is not mandatory that you install it - Yes, there are other choices already. But in the beginning, Unix only had C and Assembly why didn't we just stick with those?