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Someone else in the thread suggested 'tin', which I love! "What does 'curl' do?" "Does what it says on the tin page." $ tin curl # get the contents of a
by etjossem 13y ago
Someone else in the thread suggested 'tin', which I love!
"What does 'curl' do?"
"Does what it says on the tin page."
$ tin curl
# get the contents of a web page
curl https://news.ycombinator.com/
- aragot 13y agoForeigner here (French). Why is Tin funny? It stands for the small metal box with food inside, like Can, doesn't it?
- Tycho 13y ago'Does what it says on the tin' is a common phrase in English, usually applied to mean a product is simple and effective. I guess it's meant to contrast against the marketing hyperbole that you often read on tin labels.
- ChrisAnn 13y agoI saw another suggestion elsewhere for 'tldr'