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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 Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.mel.connect.com.au!munnari.OZ.AU!spool.mu.edu!uwm.edu!chi-news.cic.net!feeder.chicago.cic.net!newsxfer.nether.net!newsxfer3.itd.umich.edu!cpk-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!news.bbnplanet.com!rill.news.pipex.net!pipex!server1.netnews.ja.net!server6.netnews.ja.net!str-ccsun!singer.cent.gla.ac.uk!newsfeed.ed.ac.uk!edcogsci!richard From: richard@cogsci.ed.ac.uk (Richard Tobin) Subject: Re: unix acronyms -collecting a list? X-Nntp-Posting-Host: brodie144 Message-ID: <EAK0sq.M8n@cogsci.ed.ac.uk> Sender: cnews@cogsci.ed.ac.uk (C News Software) Organization: HCRC, University of Edinburgh References: <5ldtv3$jnm@eve.speakeasy.org> <337B0F6C.4C71614A@indiana.edu> <slrn5nmfqo.dl7.hdm@stress.noc.demon.net> Date: Wed, 21 May 1997 23:19:38 GMT Lines: 10 Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.unix.shell:45460 comp.os.linux.misc:177217 comp.os.linux.x:62644 alt.os.linux:21620 comp.unix.bsd.misc:3424 comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:41702 gnu.misc.discuss:31499 comp.unix.solaris:107707 I suppose I shouldn't bring this one up, since there's probably no documentary evidence, but what about dsw (the predecessor to rm -i)? I seem to recall hearing that it was "delete using switches", where the switches were the ones on the front panel. Its etymology was described as "amusing", and a comment that the name was "ill-advised" had been removed by sixth edition. -- Richard -- "I" is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation.