A is for *awk*, which runs like a snail, and B is for *biff*, which reads all your mail. C is for *cc*, as hackers recall, while D is for *dd*, the command that does all. E is for *emacs*, which rebinds your keys, and F is for *fsck*, which rebuilds your trees. G is for *grep*, a clever detective, while H is for *halt*, which may seem defective. I is for *indent*, which rarely amuses, and J is for *join*, which nobody uses. K is for *kill*, which makes you the boss, while L is for *lex*, which is missing from DOS. M is for *more*, from which less was begot, and N is for *nice*, which it really is not. O is for *od*, which prints out things nice, while P is for *passwd*, which reads in strings twice. Q is for *quota*, a Berkeleytype fable, and R is for *ranlib*, for sorting ar table. S is for *spell*, which attempts to belittle, while T is for *true*, which does very little. U is for *uniq*, which is used after sort, and V is for *vi*, which is hard to abort. W is for *whoami*, which tells you your name, while X is, well, *X*, of dubious fame. Y is for *yes*, which makes an impression, and Z is for *zcat*, which handles compression.
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