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> ^H^H^H^H^H Alright, can someone finally explain to me what this is? I see it all the time on HN.
by cercatrova 4y ago
> ^H^H^H^H^H
Alright, can someone finally explain to me what this is? I see it all the time on HN.
- grzm 4y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backspace#^H https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backspace#^H > This sequence is still used humorously for epanorthosis by computer literates, denoting the deletion of a pretended blunder, much like a strikethrough; in this case, however, the ^H symbol is faked by typing a regular '^' followed by typing a regular 'H'. And https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epanorthosis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epanorthosis > An epanorthosis is a figure of speech that signifies emphatic word replacement. "Thousands, no, millions!" is a stock example. Epanorthosis as immediate and emphatic self-correction often follows a Freudian slip (either accidental or deliberate).
- camgunz 4y agoIn terminals, if you type ctrl-h, it backspaces (ctrl-w backspaces a word). Very handy!