 xv6 startup, and using the "ls" command | |||||
| 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, a simple Unix-like teaching operating system". Retrieved 2014-09-22.
Xv6 is a teaching operating system developed in the summer of 2006