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I've always thought it was something like data/disk duplication |
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On Wed, Mar 30, 2016, 22:46 <Meino.Cramer@×××.de> wrote: |
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> Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk> [16-03-31 04:04]: |
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> > On Wed, 30 Mar 2016 19:35:33 +0200, Meino.Cramer@×××.de wrote: |
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> > > By the way: For what stands the 'dd' for ? |
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> > > (Think unix!) |
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> > The apocryphal story is that it is copy and convert, but cc was already |
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> > taken by the C compiler. |
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> > If you have ever mistyped the of argument, you'll understand why some say |
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> > it stands for delete and destroy ;-) |
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> > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dd_(Unix) is quite useful. |
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> I had to ask for that.... :) |
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> I know that story from the "The heritage UNIX society" (THUS ) and |
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> I found that SO unixy...it put a BIG smile on my face. |
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> But "delete and destroy" is also VERY descriptive... ! ::::))))) |
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> > Neil Bothwick |
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> > Top Oxymorons Number 11: Terribly pleased |
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