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hack_edu
on Feb 27, 2011
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My 10 UNIX Command Line Mistakes
No mention of the (likely) most common mistake, 'sl' instead of 'ls'.
Its no type, its a steam locomotive.
http://www.freebsdsoftware.org/games/sl.html
amethyst
on Feb 27, 2011
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I actually alias sl=ls for exactly this reason...
vacri
on Feb 28, 2011
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Then you miss out on the steam train!
amethyst
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It also means I miss out on the embarrassment of having my Solaris box blare a train whistle over the onboard speaker for the entire department to hear, regardless of what my volume settings are, or whether I have headphones plugged in...
vacri
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Fair point - I have only ever used sl on a box with no sound, didn't know it did that.
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Its no type, its a steam locomotive. http://www.freebsdsoftware.org/games/sl.html