In 2008, most parts of POSIX were combined into a single standard (IEEE Std 1003.1-2008, also known as POSIX.1-2008).Īs of 2014, POSIX documentation is divided into two parts: POSIX also defines a standard threading library API which is supported by most modern operating systems. Many user-level programs, services, and utilities (including awk, echo, ed) were also standardized, along with required program-level services (including basic I/O: file, terminal, and network). The standardized user command line and scripting interface were based on the UNIX System V shell. The POSIX specifications for Unix-like operating systems originally consisted of a single document for the core programming interface, but eventually grew to 19 separate documents (POSIX.1, POSIX.2, etc). However, several major versions of Unix existed-so there was a need to develop a common-denominator system. Unix was selected as the basis for a standard system interface partly because it was "manufacturer-neutral".
The committee found it more easily pronounceable and memorable, and thus adopted it. Richard Stallman suggested the name POSIX (pronounced as pahz-icks, not as poh-six) to the IEEE instead of former IEEE-IX. The standards emerged from a project that began around 1985. The family of POSIX standards is formally designated as IEEE 1003 and the ISO/IEC standard number is ISO/ IEC 9945. Originally, the name "POSIX" referred to IEEE Std 1003.1-1988, released in 1988. 5.2.4 Compliant via compatibility layer.
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