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Ian Bloss <ianlinkcd@×××××.com> wrote: |
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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 |
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> > > already taken by the C compiler. |
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> > > If you have ever mistyped the of argument, you'll understand why |
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> > > some say 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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> I've always thought it was something like data/disk duplication |
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I thought it means data dump. :-) |
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Regards |
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wabe |