--> Chris Hettrick <ch...@populatealltheresistors.com> [2013-02-02 14:59:15 -0700]:
> Hi Misc, > > I made a list of the most classical UNIX commands / utilities from section > one where there is only one per letter of the english alphabet (it's for my > OpenBSD obsessed five year old son :) ). I know that this subject is very > personal and steeped in tradition and history, so I was looking for your > opinions and suggestions. > A quick note about the list: some hard choices were made concerning letters > such as c, p, m, etc. For instance, kill(1) is not included for two reasons: > it is included in the shell, and it needs ps(1) to be properly used (which > conflicts with pwd(1) which I think is _more_ useful for a UNIX beginner). > mv(1) was not included because a cp(1) and rm(1) can suffice. I think vi(1) - not vim - would be a great tool for him to learn. A real hardcore UNIX editor, will certainly come in handy. -- Primary Key: 4096R/1D31DC38 2011-12-03 Key Fingerprint: A4B9 E875 A18C 6E11 F46D B788 BEE6 1251 1D31 DC38
