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What exactly is a translation unit in C

c language-lawyer asked Feb 16, 2017 at 0:42

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Is it valid to "hide" a base class virtual function by making it pure virtual in derived classes?

c++ c++11 language-lawyer asked Jan 23, 2019 at 15:47

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Changing network boot order (pxe) using ipmitool

linux pxeboot ipmi ipmitool asked Oct 10, 2014 at 15:01

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7 votes

Difference between shebang flags vs. set builtin flags

bash sh posix asked May 23, 2020 at 20:43

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Behaviour of sizeof() in C (GCC)

c gcc sizeof asked May 30, 2013 at 9:46

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Fastest way to scan all hosts that are online

ping nmap icmp asked Feb 5, 2015 at 16:45

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