Is there any reason why most documentation (including help) says "print"
(other than tradition).
It seems to me that very few people actually print the output.
Additionally, regarding pipes, the "output" from one program is not
"displayed"
I'm not suggesting a massive change but perhaps as changes are made, the
help (and man pages) could be updated.
Thank you for your consideration.
Dennis German
Manager, Computer Systems
Real-World-Systems
from:
"Print." Vocabulary.com Dictionary, Vocabulary.com,
https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/print. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.
Print is text, type, or writing - it's the words you write on paper or
read in a book.
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/print the 9th definition : To display a
string on the terminal.
