Re: unix acronyms -collecting a list?

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From: Jan Koum
Date: Tue, 13 May 1997 00:00

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On Tue, 13 May 1997, Steve Elliott wrote:

> 
> 
> On Tue, 13 May 1997, Brandon Harris wrote:
> 
> > Jonathan Bodarky wrote:
> > > 
> > > SNIP SNIP SNIP SNIP
> > > 
> > > dd = Data Dump (At least I always thought so)
> > 
> > Device Dump
> 
> Sure about that one? The functionality of 
> dd if=/tmp/myfile conv=ascii of=/tmp/newfile 
> wouldn't make sense if the command were truly a device
> level operator.
> 
> > 
> > 
> > > su = Super User
>  
> I stand corrected on that one...
> 
> > Substitute User
> > 

	I have heard it to mean "switch user". Maybe I am wrong however...

-- Yan

> > 	-b.
> > 
> > 
> > ---
> > Brandon Harris, Systems Consultant              http://www.gaijin.com/
> >    bharris@gaijin.com                         jormungandr@sfnet.com
> >        Unix : Security : HTML : CGI : NT : USENIX : SAGE : NCSA
> > 
> 
> 
>

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From: Jan Koum <jkoum@stanford.edu>
Subject: Re: unix acronyms -collecting a list?
Date: 1997/05/13
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To: Steve Elliott <jbodarky@voicenet.com>
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