I did find it ironic that composition was called UNIX philosophy, when most UNIX tools are complicated functions with many options much more akin to the lisp fu

I did find it ironic that composition was called UNIX philosophy, when most UNIX tools are complicated functions with many options much more akin to the lisp function examples. (Of course it's the "UNIX pipes" part of the philosophy that's being alluded to, but it's still a funny twist)