I've always thought it was something like data/disk duplication On Wed, Mar 30, 2016, 22:46 <meino.cra...@gmx.de> wrote:
> Neil Bothwick <n...@digimed.co.uk> [16-03-31 04:04]: > > On Wed, 30 Mar 2016 19:35:33 +0200, meino.cra...@gmx.de wrote: > > > > > By the way: For what stands the 'dd' for ? > > > (Think unix!) > > > > The apocryphal story is that it is copy and convert, but cc was already > > taken by the C compiler. > > > > If you have ever mistyped the of argument, you'll understand why some say > > it stands for delete and destroy ;-) > > > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dd_(Unix) is quite useful. > > > > I had to ask for that.... :) > I know that story from the "The heritage UNIX society" (THUS ) and > I found that SO unixy...it put a BIG smile on my face. > > But "delete and destroy" is also VERY descriptive... ! ::::))))) > > > > > > > -- > > Neil Bothwick > > > > Top Oxymorons Number 11: Terribly pleased > > > >
