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Bastard operator, checking in. Cut my teeth on paper, then tape, then disk. $ sync;sync;sync # three syncs in rapid succession is interpreted by the tape
by somesortofsystm 4y ago
Bastard operator, checking in. Cut my teeth on paper, then tape, then disk.
$ sync;sync;sync # three syncs in rapid succession is interpreted by the tape machine as a rewind command .. on card tray, shuffles cards to settle
$ sync # one sync, just syncs to tape at current stream position