Developer | MIT | ||||
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Written in | C and assembly | ||||
OS family | Unix-like | ||||
Source model | Open source | ||||
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Available in | English | ||||
Platforms | multiprocessor Intel x86 and RISC-V | ||||
Kernel type | Monolithic | ||||
Default user interface | Command-line interface | ||||
License | MIT license | ||||
Official website | pdos |
xv6 is a modern reimplementation of Sixth Edition Unix in ANSI C for multiprocessor x86 and RISC-V systems. It was created for pedagogical purposes in MIT's Operating System Engineering course in 2006.[1]
Xv6 is a teaching operating system developed in the summer of 2006