! A screenshot of a Linux terminal showing some packages being installed. One of the package is named "fribidi". This name rhymes with something that evokes visceral horrors beyond comprehension.
An image of a Vietnam war soldier having flashbacks is superimposed !<
Somewhat OT, but some commands can be annoyingly inconsistent and/or confusing as well. Examples:
cprequires the-rflag to copy directories recursively, whilemvdoes not need any additional flags.findsearches for files in real-time based on various criteria, whilelocateuses a pre-built database to find files quickly. I know they have separate use cases, but for beginners...The
zipsyntax is straightforward for both archiving and compressing. For example,ยzip archive.zip file1 file2. Thetarsyntax on the other hand is confusing, especially when adding compression. I mean, look at this bad boy:tar -czvf archive.tar.gz file1 file2.Wonder if I should post this under !unpopularopinion@lemmy.world. ๐
I learned the proper meaning of tar flags a long time ago, but then I accidentally saw a post somewhere describing "czf" and "xzf" as acronyms in german accent: "Create Ze File!" and "Xtract Ze File!" and now everytime I use tar in the simpler ways I hear in my head a german voice shouting these words as I type the flags.
Tlist Ze File!