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Most things behave the same way. Ha ha. You jest. bbot@bbot:~/foo$ ls bar bbot@bbot:~/foo$ ls bar text.txt bbot@bbot:~/foo$ mv bar baz bbot@bbot:~
by sbierwagen 15y ago
Most things behave the same way.
Ha ha. You jest.
bbot@bbot:~/foo$ ls
bar
bbot@bbot:~/foo$ ls bar
text.txt
bbot@bbot:~/foo$ mv bar baz
bbot@bbot:~/foo$ ls
baz
bbot@bbot:~/foo$ cp baz bar
cp: omitting directory `baz'
bbot@bbot:~/foo$ ls
baz
There are hundreds of things like this. dd's hilarious syntax. The spotty usage of --help. Inconsistent behavior when you invoke a command with no arguments. The dazzling array of contradictory option flags for ls. Everything about vi. Etc etc etc.
- silentbicycle 15y agoHe said "Unix", not "Linux".
- regularfry 15y agoI'm confused. Which of these don't apply?