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FreeBSD is an advanced operating system for a variety of architectures. It is derived from BSD, the version of UNIX® developed at the University of California, Berkeley; and is developed and maintained by a large team of individuals. It is a complete Operating System, including the kernel, drivers, and userland utilities such as shells.

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setlock analog for FreeBSD

lockf - execute a command while holding a file lock. lockf should be already in the system.
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How to measure data transfer between FreeBSD server and client workstation?

You can use ipfw count rules: ipfw add 00008 count tcp from 10.1.1.1 to me ipfw add 00009 count tcp from me to 10.1.1.1 Also you can use NetFlow(ng_netflow), trafd or ipcap.
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How can I check disk slices and part status on FreeBSD?

check disk slices: fdisk /dev/xx Part status: geom part status
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How to print list of users and groups on FreeBSD?

users and groups stored in /etc/group and /etc/passwd. To print: awk -F":" '{print $1}' /etc/passwd awk -F":" '{print $1}' /etc/group for more details awk -F":" '{print $0 $1 $2}' /etc/passwd
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Autocompletion on console?

Default csh. Recommend root login shell csh. Add in /root/.cshrc: set autolist = ambiguous set complete = enhance Also you can install bash(zsh) and run it. But i don't recommend change root shell …
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What does "WPA" mean in ifconfig_wlan0="WPA DHCP"

WPA indicate that the wireless device wlan0 use WPA security protocols. For WEP: wepmode on
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Can I get a FreeBSD `sysinstall` automation script sample?

FreeBSD PXEBoot Guide -> Automatic installation -> Scripting sysinstall sysinstall(8) will first look for the file install.cfg on the root file system which sets installation parameters. …
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How can I install man pages from FreeBSD server via console command?

Mount FreeBSD cdrom: mount /cdrom and run manpages install scripts(change 8.2 to your version): /cdrom/8.2-RELEASE/manpages/install.sh …
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How to make my FreeBSD machine visible automatically on Mac within same local network?

You can install avahi(/usr/ports/net/avahi). Avahi is a free zeroconf implementation, including a system for multicast DNS/DNS-SD service discovery. It is licensed under the GNU Lesser General Pub …
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How to make a normal user can install package with `pkg_add` on FreeBSD?

Problem in env vars. Uncomment or add line in sudoers(run visudo command): Defaults env_keep += "PKG_PATH PKG_DBDIR PKG_TMPDIR TMPDIR PACKAGEROOT PACKAGESITE PKGDIR FTP_PASSIVE_MODE"
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Is GHC porting to FreeBSD stopped?

GHC 6.12 has not yet been add in official FreeBSD ports. …
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Post-installation process of PostgreSQL 8.4 in FreeBSD?

Connect to template1 database and use pgsql user: # su pgsql $ psql template1 or $ sudo -u pgsql psql template1
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