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From: Tony Walton <tony.walton@UK.Sun.COM.PLEASE.REMOVE.THIS.TO.REPLY>
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Subject: Re: unix acronyms -collecting a list?
Date: Wed, 14 May 1997 12:20:56 +0100
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Gary C. Heller wrote:
> 
> Some more intersting stuff ........
> 
> CPIO - everyone knows that it stands for
> 
>      CRETINOUS INPUT OUTPUT PROGRAM

Funny - I could have sworn that was abbreviated as "ciop"

Tony