Re: unix acronyms -collecting a list?

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From: Ernest Englehart
Date: Wed, 14 May 1997 00:00

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Joel Ray Holveck wrote:
> 
> pateljb@ucunix.san.uc.edu (Jay Patel) writes:
> 
> >>>> dd = Data Dump (At least I always thought so)
> >>>Device Dump
> 
> I thought it was 'deleriously defined'.  (JCL in Unix???)
> 
> >>>> su = Super User
> >>>Substitute User
> >>Set User
> > May be, Screw User :-0
> 
> So how about ps?  I alwasy assumed it stood for ProceSses, but I have
> a friend who swears it stands for Page Space.  Anybody?  Anybody?

ps stands for process status.

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From: Ernest Englehart <JUNKenglehae@agcs.com>
Subject: Re: unix acronyms -collecting a list?
Date: 1997/05/14
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