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From: Mark Galassi <rosalia@masala.cygnus.co.uk>
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Subject: Re: unix acronyms -collecting a list?
Date: 10 Jun 1997 14:26:46 +0100
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"Justin" <blackdeath@usa.net> writes:

> pwd = 'print working directory'

But for polite people it means "please, which directory?"