Features of the UNIX Operating System

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UNIX Features and Benefits
􀂊 Portability
􀂊 Portable applications
software
􀂊 Multi-user operation
􀂊 Background
processing
􀂊 Hierarchical file
system
􀂊 Shell
􀂊 Pipes
􀂊 Utilities
􀂊 Text-processing
􀂊 Software
development tools
􀂊 Maturity
􀂊 User community