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Highly reminiscent of #378: * nano? Real Programmers use emacs. * Hey. Real Programmers use vim. * Well, Real Programmers use ed. * No, Real Programmers use

Highly reminiscent of #378: * nano? Real Programmers use emacs. * Hey. Real Programmers use vim. * Well, Real Programmers use ed. * No, Real Programmers use cat. * Real Programmers use a magnetized needle and a steady hand. * Excuse me, but Real Programmers use butterflies. They open their hands and let the delicate wings flap once. The disturbances ripple outward, changing the flow of the eddy currents in the upper atmosphere. These cause momentary pockets of higher-pressure air to form, Which act as lenses that deflect incoming cosmic rays, focusing them to strike the drive platter and flip the desired bit.

red_trumpet 4y ago
You forgot the last panel: * Nice. 'Course there's an emacs command to do that. * Oh yeah! Good ol' `C-x M-c M-butterfly`... * Dammit, emacs! https://xkcd.com/378/ https://xkcd.com/378/
- mickeyp 4y ago
  In homage to this, there's now `M-x butterfly' in Emacs.
- bruce343434 4y ago
  I have always thought that panel was deserving of treatment from the r/comedyamputation subreddit.
- DemocracyFTW2 4y ago
  yeah deliberately left that out
pfoof 4y ago
How can you even use cat to write? I understand dd or echo, but cat by itself? Cat /dev/whatever and a steady hand?
- forgotpwd16 4y ago
  $ cat <<EOF > test > this is a test text file > written with cat > EOF $ cat <<EOF >> test > this is an extra line at the end > EOF $ cat test this is a test text file written with cat this is an extra line at the end But not sure how you modify them. An option will be using other tools but that makes cat incapable of being a text editor.
  - pfoof 4y ago
    Right! >But not sure how you modify them. Maybe somehow sending escaped "backspace" symbol?
  - DemocracyFTW2 4y ago
    That said, this is in no way below the practicability of using butterflies and cosmic rays
  - kergonath 4y ago
    > An option will be using other tools but that makes cat incapable of being a text editor. It’s only a problem if you make mistakes. Real programmers don’t, hence cat is perfectly cromulent.
  - deleted 4y ago
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- Cockbrand 4y ago
  cat > myfile.txt Then type away, finishing by hitting CTRL+D on a single line.

red_trumpet 4y ago

You forgot the last panel: * Nice. 'Course there's an emacs command to do that. * Oh yeah! Good ol' `C-x M-c M-butterfly`... * Dammit, emacs! https://xkcd.com/378/ https://xkcd.com/378/

mickeyp 4y ago
In homage to this, there's now `M-x butterfly' in Emacs.
bruce343434 4y ago
I have always thought that panel was deserving of treatment from the r/comedyamputation subreddit.
DemocracyFTW2 4y ago
yeah deliberately left that out

pfoof 4y ago

How can you even use cat to write? I understand dd or echo, but cat by itself? Cat /dev/whatever and a steady hand?

forgotpwd16 4y ago
$ cat <<EOF > test > this is a test text file > written with cat > EOF $ cat <<EOF >> test > this is an extra line at the end > EOF $ cat test this is a test text file written with cat this is an extra line at the end But not sure how you modify them. An option will be using other tools but that makes cat incapable of being a text editor.
- pfoof 4y ago
  Right! >But not sure how you modify them. Maybe somehow sending escaped "backspace" symbol?
- DemocracyFTW2 4y ago
  That said, this is in no way below the practicability of using butterflies and cosmic rays
- kergonath 4y ago
  > An option will be using other tools but that makes cat incapable of being a text editor. It’s only a problem if you make mistakes. Real programmers don’t, hence cat is perfectly cromulent.
- deleted 4y ago
  [deleted]
Cockbrand 4y ago
cat > myfile.txt Then type away, finishing by hitting CTRL+D on a single line.