Re: unix acronyms -collecting a list?

Article View: comp.unix.shell

Article #4391

#4391

From: Richard Tobin
Date: Wed, 21 May 1997 00:00

11 lines
1717 bytes

I suppose I shouldn't bring this one up, since there's probably no
documentary evidence, but what about dsw (the predecessor to rm -i)?
I seem to recall hearing that it was "delete using switches", where
the switches were the ones on the front panel.  Its etymology was
described as "amusing", and a comment that the name was "ill-advised"
had been removed by sixth edition.

-- Richard
--
"I" is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation.

Technical Details

Message-ID: <EAK0sq.M8n@cogsci.ed.ac.uk>

Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!unknown!not-for-mail

References: <5ldtv3$jnm@eve.speakeasy.org> <337B0F6C.4C71614A@indiana.edu> <slrn5nmfqo.dl7.hdm@stress.noc.demon.net>

Show Full Headers

Complete Article Headers

X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit
X-Google-Thread: 10eb3b,3d362ec564ebdcba
X-Google-Attributes: gid10eb3b,public
X-Google-Thread: 1103af,3d362ec564ebdcba
X-Google-Attributes: gid1103af,public
X-Google-Thread: f4bda,3d362ec564ebdcba
X-Google-Attributes: gidf4bda,public
X-Google-Thread: 1025b4,3d362ec564ebdcba
X-Google-Attributes: gid1025b4,public
X-Google-Thread: 1012a6,3d362ec564ebdcba
X-Google-Attributes: gid1012a6,public
X-Google-Thread: faa64,3d362ec564ebdcba
X-Google-Attributes: gidfaa64,public
X-Google-Thread: 11035d,3d362ec564ebdcba
X-Google-Attributes: gid11035d,public
X-Google-Thread: fa705,3d362ec564ebdcba
X-Google-Attributes: gidfa705,public
From: richard@cogsci.ed.ac.uk (Richard Tobin)
Subject: Re: unix acronyms -collecting a list?
Date: 1997/05/21
Message-ID: <EAK0sq.M8n@cogsci.ed.ac.uk>
X-Deja-AN: 244275694
Sender: cnews@cogsci.ed.ac.uk (C News Software)
X-Nntp-Posting-Host: brodie144
References: <5ldtv3$jnm@eve.speakeasy.org> <337B0F6C.4C71614A@indiana.edu> <slrn5nmfqo.dl7.hdm@stress.noc.demon.net>
Organization: HCRC, University of Edinburgh
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

Reply to Parent Message