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From: Phil Eschallier <phil@bts.com>
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: 14 May 1997 14:46:51 -0400
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Brandon Harris <bharris@gaijin.com> writes:
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> > su = Super User
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> Substitute User
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I believe this is Switch User ...
and a few others that pop to mind ...
diff = DIFFerence
grep = Global Regular Expresion Parser
fgrep = Fast grep
egrep = Extended grep
sed = Stream Editor
wc = Word Count
sar = System Activity Reporter
adb = A DeBugger
sdb = Sybolic DeBugger
kdb = Kernel DeBugger
bc = Binary Calculator
od = Octal Dump
cu = Call UNIX
ct = Call Terminal
cpio = CoPy In Out
tar = Tape ARchiver
roff = Run OFF
nroff = New roff
troff = Typeset roff
soelim = SO (ie .so) ELIMinator
xstr = eXstract STRings
exstr = Exstended xstr
That's about all the trivia I'm good for today ...
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