A<\/B> is for awk<\/TT> which runs like a snail, and
\nB<\/B> is for biff<\/TT> which reads all your mail.<\/p>\n
C<\/B> is for cc<\/TT> as hackers recall, while
\nD<\/B> is for dd<\/TT> the command that does all.<\/p>\n
E<\/B> is for emacs<\/TT> which rebinds your keys, and
\nF<\/B> is for fsck<\/TT> which rebuilds your trees.<\/p>\n
G<\/B> is for grep<\/TT> a clever detective, while
\nH<\/B> is for halt<\/TT> which may seem defective.<\/p>\n
I<\/B> is for indent<\/TT> which rarely amuses, and
\nJ<\/B> is for join<\/TT> which nobody uses.<\/p>\n
K<\/B> is for kill<\/TT> which makes you the boss, while
\nL<\/B> is for lex<\/TT> which is missing from DOS.<\/p>\n
M<\/B> is for more<\/TT> from which less<\/TT> was begot, and
\nN<\/B> is for nice<\/TT> which it really is not.<\/p>\n
O<\/B> is for od<\/TT> which prints out things nice, while
\nP<\/B> is for passwd<\/TT> which reads in strings twice.<\/p>\n
Q<\/B> is for quota<\/TT> a Berkeley-type fable, and
\nR<\/B> is for ranlib<\/TT> for sorting ar<\/TT> table.<\/p>\n
S<\/B> is for spell<\/TT> which attempts to belittle, while
\nT<\/B> is for true<\/TT> which does very little.<\/p>\n
U<\/B> is for uniq<\/TT> which is used after sort<\/TT>, and
\nV<\/B> is for vi<\/TT> which is hard to abort.<\/p>\n
W<\/B> is for whoami<\/TT> which tells you your name, while
\nX<\/B> is, well, x<\/TT> of dubious fame.<\/p>\n
Y<\/B> is for yes<\/TT> which makes an impression, and
\nZ<\/B> is for zcat<\/TT> which handles compression<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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