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From: Ernest Englehart <JUNKenglehae@agcs.com>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.shell,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.x,comp.unix.bsd.misc,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc,gnu.misc.discuss,comp.unix.solaris
Subject: Re: unix acronyms -collecting a list?
Date: Wed, 14 May 1997 16:01:25 -0700
Organization: AG Communication Systems
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Joel Ray Holveck wrote:
>
> pateljb@ucunix.san.uc.edu (Jay Patel) writes:
>
> >>>> dd = Data Dump (At least I always thought so)
> >>>Device Dump
>
> I thought it was 'deleriously defined'. (JCL in Unix???)
>
> >>>> su = Super User
> >>>Substitute User
> >>Set User
> > May be, Screw User :-0
>
> So how about ps? I alwasy assumed it stood for ProceSses, but I have
> a friend who swears it stands for Page Space. Anybody? Anybody?
ps stands for process status.
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