Re: unix acronyms -collecting a list?

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From: Sheldon Doyle
Date: Tue, 20 May 1997 00:00

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Tony Walton (tony.walton@UK.Sun.COM.PLEASE.REMOVE.THIS.TO.REPLY) wrote:
> Gary C. Heller wrote:
> > 
> > Some more intersting stuff ........
> > 
> > CPIO - everyone knows that it stands for
> > 
> >      CRETINOUS INPUT OUTPUT PROGRAM

> Funny - I could have sworn that was abbreviated as "ciop"

> Tony

It's CIOP on little-endian platforms
and  CPIO on big-endian.

--
Sheldon Doyle

DoyleS@Operatns.MohawkC.On.Ca

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From: doyles@operatns.mohawkc.on.ca (Sheldon Doyle)
Subject: Re: unix acronyms -collecting a list?
Date: 1997/05/20
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