# Nothing new under the sun: everything is a file

DevFeed: [Nothing new under the sun: everything is a file](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/nothing-new-under-the-sun-everything-is-a-file-6015.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://turso.tech/blog/nothing-new-under-the-sun>)

Author: Glauber Costa

Published: 2026-01-15T00:00:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Turso Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/turso-blog.md>)

Topics: [Unix](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/unix.md>), [Large Language Model](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/llm.md>), [Artificial Intelligence](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai.md>), [Programming](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/programming.md>)

Tags: [agents](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/agents.md>), [ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai.md>), [ai-agents](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai-agents.md>), [linux](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/linux.md>), [llms](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/llms.md>), [programming](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/programming.md>)

## AI overview

An essay connecting Unix's "everything is a file" principle with the resurgence of file-based workflows in the age of AI agents and LLMs. It explains how files, pipes, and composable tools created a unified interface for software.

## Source excerpt

The Unix revolution was built on a key principle: everything is a file. Now, with the rise of AI Agents, LLMs have access to half a century of file-based arcana. The result? Everything is becoming a file again.