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From: Jan Koum <jkoum@stanford.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.shell,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.x,alt.os.linux,comp.unix.bsd.misc,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc,gnu.misc.discuss,comp.unix.solaris
Subject: Re: unix acronyms -collecting a list?
Date: Tue, 13 May 1997 20:18:23 -0700
Organization: Stanford University
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To: Steve Elliott <jbodarky@voicenet.com>
cc: Brandon Harris <bharris@gaijin.com>, comp.os.linux.misc@th-darmstadt.de,
jbodarky@ncofsi.com
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On Tue, 13 May 1997, Steve Elliott wrote:
>
>
> On Tue, 13 May 1997, Brandon Harris wrote:
>
> > Jonathan Bodarky wrote:
> > >
> > > SNIP SNIP SNIP SNIP
> > >
> > > dd = Data Dump (At least I always thought so)
> >
> > Device Dump
>
> Sure about that one? The functionality of
> dd if=/tmp/myfile conv=ascii of=/tmp/newfile
> wouldn't make sense if the command were truly a device
> level operator.
>
> >
> >
> > > su = Super User
>
> I stand corrected on that one...
>
> > Substitute User
> >
I have heard it to mean "switch user". Maybe I am wrong however...
-- Yan
> > -b.
> >
> >
> > ---
> > Brandon Harris, Systems Consultant http://www.gaijin.com/
> > bharris@gaijin.com jormungandr@sfnet.com
> > Unix : Security : HTML : CGI : NT : USENIX : SAGE : NCSA
> >
>
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