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#! rnews 1693 bsd 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!munnari.OZ.AU!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!feed1.news.erols.com!cpk-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!su-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!news.bbnplanet.com!newsfeed.direct.ca!torn!hone!daily-planet!operatns!doyles From: doyles@operatns.mohawkc.on.ca (Sheldon Doyle) Subject: Re: unix acronyms -collecting a list? Message-ID: <5147cd$f72c.196@daily-planet> Date: Tue, 20 May 1997 20:07:44 GMT Distribution: inet FollowUp: comp.unix.shell,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.x,alt.os.linux,comp.unix.bsd.misc,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc,gnu.misc.discuss,comp.unix.solaris References: <5kd2ng$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> <3379A018.192F@UK.Sun.COM.PLEASE.REMOVE.THIS.TO.REPLY> X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 21 Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.unix.shell:45260 comp.os.linux.misc:176338 comp.os.linux.x:62146 alt.os.linux:21445 comp.unix.bsd.misc:3356 comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:41357 gnu.misc.discuss:31406 comp.unix.solaris:107104 Tony Walton (tony.walton@UK.Sun.COM.PLEASE.REMOVE.THIS.TO.REPLY) wrote: > 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 It's CIOP on little-endian platforms and CPIO on big-endian. -- Sheldon Doyle DoyleS@Operatns.MohawkC.On.Ca