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#! rnews 2371 bsd Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!munnari.OZ.AU!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!feed1.news.erols.com!cpk-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!cam-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!news.bbnplanet.com!news-feed1.tiac.net!news-in.tiac.net!posterchild!news@tiac.net From: Aaron Sherman <ajs@ajs.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: Fri, 16 May 1997 00:50:31 -0400 Organization: The Internet Access Company, Inc. Lines: 40 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <337BE797.20A6@ajs.com> References: <5kd2ng$c8b$1@rzsun02.rrz.uni-hamburg.de> <5l37jg$87j$1@wuff.mayn.de> <5l7jvt$q8b$10@halon.vggas.com> <5l9asg$geo$1@studs.sci.kun.nl> <3378F1ED.6968771B@unisrc.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: 207.60.239.50 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.01Gold (Win95; I) Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.unix.shell:45052 comp.os.linux.misc:175622 comp.os.linux.x:61737 alt.os.linux:21227 comp.unix.bsd.misc:3272 comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:41044 gnu.misc.discuss:31310 comp.unix.solaris:106697 Gary C. Heller wrote: > > Some more intersting stuff ........ > > CPIO - everyone knows that it stands for > > CRETINOUS INPUT OUTPUT PROGRAM > although the AT&T boys would have you believe it stands for > "CoPy In and Out". > > TAR - TERRIBLY ARCHAIC REPLICATOR of redundant data, or > Tape Archiver (was originally a cannibalized "ar" command). > > UUCICO - Pronounced "you-you-psycho!", purportedly stands for > Unix to Unix Copy In Copy Out. > > UUCP - Ugly and Unfriendly Communications Program, also known as > Unix to Unix Copy. > > Well, while were on the subject, here are a few more oldies but goodies: mv - Missing Version rm - Resume Maker (think about it) cp - Create Productivity ls - Lookitdat Stuff! vi - 6 nroff - Uncommented, horrible piece of code that someone should be shot for.... Oh, sorry am I ranting? mknod - Most Kernels Never Offer Documentation cc - dmr uucp - Unix Uses Copper Phone-lines -- Aaron Sherman "We are, all of us, living in the shadow of Safety Net Solutions Manhatten." -The Watchmen Email: ajs@ajs.com WWW: http://ajs.com/~ajs/