But that's really nonsense, right? It's clearly intended to be a shorthand for "remove" that saves a few keystrokes, just as "cp" is a shorthand for copy. And r

But that's really nonsense, right? It's clearly intended to be a shorthand for "remove" that saves a few keystrokes, just as "cp" is a shorthand for copy. And remove is ambiguous compared to delete. These are petty complaints, but Rob Pike's attempt to dodge them seems a big disingenuous.