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1. nixCraft 🐧 (nixcraft@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 17-Dec-2024 15:25:06 JST nixCraft 🐧

   Which Linux command has the most challenging and confusing syntax to follow even after reading the man page?

   • slacy (slacy@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 17-Dec-2024 15:26:45 JST slacy

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     @nixCraft awk? Maybe xargs?

   • PerlPlayer (perlplayer@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 17-Dec-2024 15:31:05 JST PerlPlayer

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     @nixCraft init 0. I don't understand why I should shutdown a Linux machine 😅

   • Osfast (osfast@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 17-Dec-2024 15:32:16 JST Osfast

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     @nixCraft i've been a Linux user ever since Ubuntu 8.04. I hardly know any commands by heart. I am just that: a user XD

   • R (foo__@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 17-Dec-2024 15:47:38 JST R

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     @nixCraft openssl

   • Jason 👀 #Fyre23 (winnt4@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 17-Dec-2024 16:13:45 JST Jason 👀 #Fyre23

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     @nixCraft ufw, try not to get a syntax error on the first try

   • Epistomai (epistomai@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 17-Dec-2024 16:16:29 JST Epistomai

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     @nixCraft idk why so many are saying ffmpeg. I find it very useful, but it is also kind of hard to learn. Once it's understood, it's very useful, especially for video containers

   • Douglas Kilpatrick (kilpatds@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 17-Dec-2024 16:35:06 JST Douglas Kilpatrick

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     @nixCraft Of the popular ones: find.

   • Leyvi (leyvirose@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 17-Dec-2024 18:17:55 JST Leyvi

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     @nixCraft I thing gs (GhostScript) is the most difficult.

   • ((Jann Gobble)) 🏳️‍🌈 (jgobble@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 17-Dec-2024 18:55:59 JST ((Jann Gobble)) 🏳️‍🌈

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     @nixCraft "find"!!!

   • DeaDvey (deadvey@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 17-Dec-2024 20:02:35 JST DeaDvey

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     @nixCraft I don't know about hardest, but iw is confusing, especially since you might have to rely on the man if you have no internet. I just made sure I memorize the command to connect to a WiFi network...
     Also, pactl is confusing.

   • Yaksh Bariya (codingthunder@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 17-Dec-2024 20:21:18 JST Yaksh Bariya

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     @nixCraft ar