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<span id="unix"></span><h1>35. Unix Specific Services<a class="headerlink" href="#unix-specific-services" title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h1>
<p>The modules described in this chapter provide interfaces to features that are
unique to the Unix operating system, or in some cases to some or many variants
of it. Here’s an overview:</p>
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