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Rename Posix → Unix #2012

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In Miri, we use the term "POSIX" to refer to the functionality shared between Linux and macOS (and soon, Android: #2011). I used that term because those files started essentially as an implementation of a small part of the POSIX API.

However, in the Rust standard library, the term used for grouping those platforms is "Unix", and there also is target_family = "unix". So I think it would make to rename "posix" to "unix" in the Miri codebase. This should be an easy change. However, it should wait until #2011 lands to reduce merge conflicts.

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