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  • kamstrup@fosstodon.orgK kamstrup@fosstodon.org

    I love how the Unix commands have such intuitive naming. Like 'find' if you need to find a file, or 'grep' if you need to grep for a string

    bfordham@infosec.exchangeB This user is from outside of this forum
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    bfordham@infosec.exchange
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    @kamstrup or sed for when you need to edit a stream.

    Also TIL sed is a couple years older than me

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    • kamstrup@fosstodon.orgK kamstrup@fosstodon.org

      I love how the Unix commands have such intuitive naming. Like 'find' if you need to find a file, or 'grep' if you need to grep for a string

      datn@xoxo.zoneD This user is from outside of this forum
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      @kamstrup so often I found myself wishing to print my regular expressions globally but lacked a pithy and intuitive command. then came --

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      • kamstrup@fosstodon.orgK kamstrup@fosstodon.org

        I love how the Unix commands have such intuitive naming. Like 'find' if you need to find a file, or 'grep' if you need to grep for a string

        brouhaha@mastodon.socialB This user is from outside of this forum
        brouhaha@mastodon.socialB This user is from outside of this forum
        brouhaha@mastodon.social
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        #4

        @kamstrup
        Yep! You can't grep dead trees.

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        • wikiyu@infosec.exchangeW This user is from outside of this forum
          wikiyu@infosec.exchangeW This user is from outside of this forum
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          @nschultz @kamstrup
          i want to c(see) at file

          i want String EDited

          damn i learned it other way 😉

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          • kamstrup@fosstodon.orgK kamstrup@fosstodon.org

            I love how the Unix commands have such intuitive naming. Like 'find' if you need to find a file, or 'grep' if you need to grep for a string

            dngrs@chaos.socialD This user is from outside of this forum
            dngrs@chaos.socialD This user is from outside of this forum
            dngrs@chaos.social
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            @kamstrup well, that's ..... awkward

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            • kamstrup@fosstodon.orgK kamstrup@fosstodon.org

              I love how the Unix commands have such intuitive naming. Like 'find' if you need to find a file, or 'grep' if you need to grep for a string

              jacktrek@mountains.socialJ This user is from outside of this forum
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              @kamstrup it was even more intuitive originally: s (for search)
              :
              https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grep#History

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              • kamstrup@fosstodon.orgK kamstrup@fosstodon.org

                I love how the Unix commands have such intuitive naming. Like 'find' if you need to find a file, or 'grep' if you need to grep for a string

                khleedril@cyberplace.socialK This user is from outside of this forum
                khleedril@cyberplace.socialK This user is from outside of this forum
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                @kamstrup sudo make me a sandwich (why didn't they call it 'please?'

                havehope@mastodon.socialH marco@mastodon.skup.inM 2 Replies Last reply
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                • kamstrup@fosstodon.orgK kamstrup@fosstodon.org

                  I love how the Unix commands have such intuitive naming. Like 'find' if you need to find a file, or 'grep' if you need to grep for a string

                  annehargreaves@ioc.exchangeA This user is from outside of this forum
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                  @kamstrup or there are 2 where the name mirrors each-other like adduser useradd just for lols

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                  • kamstrup@fosstodon.orgK kamstrup@fosstodon.org

                    I love how the Unix commands have such intuitive naming. Like 'find' if you need to find a file, or 'grep' if you need to grep for a string

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                    fatoldhippy@infosec.exchange
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                    @kamstrup awk, obviously...

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                    • kamstrup@fosstodon.orgK kamstrup@fosstodon.org

                      I love how the Unix commands have such intuitive naming. Like 'find' if you need to find a file, or 'grep' if you need to grep for a string

                      amorpheus@kind.socialA This user is from outside of this forum
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                      @kamstrup True... just like awk for awkward.

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                      • kamstrup@fosstodon.orgK kamstrup@fosstodon.org

                        I love how the Unix commands have such intuitive naming. Like 'find' if you need to find a file, or 'grep' if you need to grep for a string

                        skjeggtroll@mastodon.onlineS This user is from outside of this forum
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                        #12

                        @kamstrup

                        And 'less' for when you need a little more more than more.

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                        • brouhaha@mastodon.socialB brouhaha@mastodon.social

                          @kamstrup
                          Yep! You can't grep dead trees.

                          aud@fire.asta.lgbtA This user is from outside of this forum
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                          @brouhaha@mastodon.social @kamstrup@fosstodon.org grep, short for "grepular expressions",

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                          • kamstrup@fosstodon.orgK kamstrup@fosstodon.org

                            I love how the Unix commands have such intuitive naming. Like 'find' if you need to find a file, or 'grep' if you need to grep for a string

                            dean36963@mastodon.greenD This user is from outside of this forum
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                            @kamstrup or dd if you want to destroy a disk

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                              @nschultz @kamstrup If the naming would be accurate, then cat would drop a file off a counter.

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                              • kamstrup@fosstodon.orgK kamstrup@fosstodon.org

                                I love how the Unix commands have such intuitive naming. Like 'find' if you need to find a file, or 'grep' if you need to grep for a string

                                nske@ravenation.clubN This user is from outside of this forum
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                                @kamstrup Then you can use nano to nano the file.

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                                • kamstrup@fosstodon.orgK kamstrup@fosstodon.org

                                  I love how the Unix commands have such intuitive naming. Like 'find' if you need to find a file, or 'grep' if you need to grep for a string

                                  jmorahan@mastodon.ieJ This user is from outside of this forum
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                                  @kamstrup or 'man' if you want something explained to you

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                                  • jmorahan@mastodon.ieJ jmorahan@mastodon.ie

                                    @kamstrup or 'man' if you want something explained to you

                                    lisyarus@mastodon.gamedev.placeL This user is from outside of this forum
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                                    @jmorahan @kamstrup Yep, that's why they call it mansplaining

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                                    • kamstrup@fosstodon.orgK kamstrup@fosstodon.org

                                      I love how the Unix commands have such intuitive naming. Like 'find' if you need to find a file, or 'grep' if you need to grep for a string

                                      heals@indiepocalypse.socialH This user is from outside of this forum
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                                      @kamstrup or “ag”, “hx” and “awk” if you just wanted to stretch and yawn into your terminal

                                      @aeva

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                                      • kamstrup@fosstodon.orgK kamstrup@fosstodon.org

                                        I love how the Unix commands have such intuitive naming. Like 'find' if you need to find a file, or 'grep' if you need to grep for a string

                                        dsw@mastodontech.deD This user is from outside of this forum
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                                        @kamstrup
                                        Actually, you can also use them to tell a short story like:
                                        unzip | strip | touch | finger | grep | mount | fsck | unmount | sleep

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                                        • kamstrup@fosstodon.orgK kamstrup@fosstodon.org

                                          I love how the Unix commands have such intuitive naming. Like 'find' if you need to find a file, or 'grep' if you need to grep for a string

                                          wariat@mastodon.socialW This user is from outside of this forum
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                                          @kamstrup
                                          Or for more complex example…
                                          cat something | wc
                                          if you want to wc something what cat sent trough the pipe.

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