On Tue, Nov 29, 2011 at 12:29:28PM +0100, Camiel Dobbelaar wrote: > On 29-11-2011 11:38, T. Valent wrote: > > >>> dmassage -t > > > >> i might be wrong, but is this really aggressive auto spelling > >> corrector for "dmesg"? > > > > I found an example usage of dmassage on the web, but could not find the > > program. So I thought the same way as you did. > > > > It's not part of the official OpenBSD or the ports tree. And it does not > > do much more than providung a different view to what dmesg provides you > > with. > > > > Maybe people woule recognize this tool if it just got a not so silly name. > > > I wrote it 10 years ago, it's getting pretty obsolete now. I really > think the name is the best part about it though! :-)
I alwast undestood it as a reference to inspector Clouseau and his pronunciation of the word message. Now I wonder if that association was intended or not. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084814/quotes You got read it with a thick french accent. -Otto
