meino.cra...@gmx.de <meino.cra...@gmx.de> [16-03-31 04:52]:
> 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.
> >
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> 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... ! ::::)))))
Sorry...short correction
It is
The Unix heritage society (TUHS)
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> > --
> > Neil Bothwick
> >
> > Top Oxymorons Number 11: Terribly pleased
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