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1. nixCraft 🐧 (nixcraft@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 13-Nov-2024 08:37:01 JST nixCraft 🐧

   Email: Why are Linux commands so cryptic?

   Me: #Unix and #Linux have so many obscure commands because the developers were big fans of Dungeons & Dragons. Each command is a magic spell with a cryptic name and unpredictable effects. Next question, please?

   • David W. Jones (dancingtreefrog@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 13-Nov-2024 16:54:53 JST David W. Jones

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     • SpaceLifeForm

     @nixCraft
     Lazy typists: cp, rm, mv, df, dd, etc. Partly because Unix was developed in the days when teletype terminals were still in use?
     @SpaceLifeForm