Under UNIX, you can use the FILENAME statement to assign filerefs not only to external files and I/O devices, but also to a pipe. Pipes enable your SAS application to receive input from any UNIX ...

Another option for moving files between Unix and Windows systems it to make a drive or folder available by “sharing” it. Both Unix and Windows have commands for this.

Unix systems provide numerous ways to compare files. The most common way to verify that you have received or downloaded the proper file is to compute a checksum and compare it against one computed ...

Get started with Bash, Unix pipes, directory navigation, sudo, Nano, and other command-line essentials ...

When someone mentions a “swap file,” the first thing that comes into your mind might be the kind of file that you would create to increase the swap space on a Unix system. Think swapfile and ...

How to Encrypt a File in Unix. Businesses have proprietary information such as customer lists that need protection. The easiest way to protect only a few critical files is to encrypt and decrypt ...

Secure Copy is a UNIX standard used to transfer files from one computer to another. He's how to use the function in macOS, all via the Terminal window.

You can execute UNIX commands from your SAS session either asynchronously or synchronously. When you run a command as an asynchronous task, the command executes independently of all other tasks that ...

Unix was initially developed as a command-line operating system. Linux uses KDE and Gnome for the Graphical User Interface (GUI), making it much more user-friendly.

Another option for moving files between Unix and Windows systems it to make a drive or folder available by “sharing” it. Both Unix and Windows have commands for this.