https://inbase.bsdblog.com/ Recent content on In Base Hugo en-us Sat, 27 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://inbase.bsdblog.com/about/ Sat, 27 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://inbase.bsdblog.com/about/ <p><em>In Base</em> is a blog series about the surprising depth of the FreeBSD base system — the parts of the kernel, libraries, tooling, and docs that ship and version <em>together</em> as one audited whole, and that an experienced Unix user coming from Linux or macOS would never find on their own.</p> <p>The recurring claim behind every post: it&rsquo;s already there, no package step; it composes with the rest of base; and it&rsquo;s documented in a man page that&rsquo;s actually a specification. Each post opens with something you can paste on a stock FreeBSD box, names the Linux or macOS equivalent where one exists, and ends with why shipping it <em>in base</em> matters.</p> https://inbase.bsdblog.com/posts/process-descriptors-pdwait/ Mon, 22 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://inbase.bsdblog.com/posts/process-descriptors-pdwait/ Process descriptors have been in FreeBSD base since 9.0, but until 15.1 you couldn&rsquo;t reap exit status by descriptor. pdwait closes the loop.