Neil Bothwick <n...@digimed.co.uk> [16-03-31 04:04]: > On Wed, 30 Mar 2016 19:35:33 +0200, meino.cra...@gmx.de wrote: > > > By the way: For what stands the 'dd' for ? > > (Think unix!) > > The apocryphal story is that it is copy and convert, but cc was already > taken by the C compiler. > > If you have ever mistyped the of argument, you'll understand why some say > it stands for delete and destroy ;-) > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dd_(Unix) is quite useful. >
I had to ask for that.... :) I know that story from the "The heritage UNIX society" (THUS ) and I found that SO unixy...it put a BIG smile on my face. But "delete and destroy" is also VERY descriptive... ! ::::))))) > > -- > Neil Bothwick > > Top Oxymorons Number 11: Terribly pleased
