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> The fact that the title of the linked article on Wikipedia is "Run Commands" could make the HN title seem clickbaity, but I would never have clicked on someth
by lillesvin 7y ago
> The fact that the title of the linked article on Wikipedia is "Run Commands" could make the HN title seem clickbaity, but I would never have clicked on something that just said "Run Commands" [...]
Wouldn't "the RC in .bashrc stands for Run Command" be alright?
- frereubu 7y agoPerhaps, but the interesting part for me was the historical background (small as it was). What I suppose I'm saying is that in this particular instance I didn't mind that I took the bait. A bit better than "Unix sysadmins don't want you to know this one weird trick!" or "You'll never believe what the RC in .bashrc stands for!" at least.
- phjesusthatguy3 7y ago>Perhaps, but the interesting part for me was the historical background (small as it was). What I suppose I'm saying is that in this particular instance I didn't mind that I took the bait. A bit better than "Unix sysadmins don't want you to know this one weird trick!" or "You'll never believe what the RC in .bashrc stands for!" at least. You're literally saying you're okay with clickbait removing four words and an exclamation point.