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.
– THE ABC'S OF UNIX
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