From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.2 (2018-09-13) on inbox.vuxu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.6 required=5.0 tests=DKIM_SIGNED,DKIM_VALID, HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,HTML_MESSAGE,MAILING_LIST_MULTI, PLING_QUERY,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE,WEIRD_PORT autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.2 Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (minnie.tuhs.org [45.79.103.53]) by inbox.vuxu.org (OpenSMTPD) with ESMTP id 6525a55b for ; Wed, 23 Oct 2019 05:14:19 +0000 (UTC) Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id 922B99BCB5; Wed, 23 Oct 2019 15:14:17 +1000 (AEST) Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7C1279B595; Wed, 23 Oct 2019 15:13:41 +1000 (AEST) Authentication-Results: minnie.tuhs.org; dkim=pass (2048-bit key; unprotected) header.d=gravier-org.20150623.gappssmtp.com header.i=@gravier-org.20150623.gappssmtp.com header.b="k34VKGSv"; dkim-atps=neutral Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id 451569B599; Wed, 23 Oct 2019 15:13:39 +1000 (AEST) Received: from mail-il1-f175.google.com (mail-il1-f175.google.com [209.85.166.175]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 53B279B57D for ; Wed, 23 Oct 2019 15:13:38 +1000 (AEST) Received: by mail-il1-f175.google.com with SMTP id s75so7946910ilc.3 for ; Tue, 22 Oct 2019 22:13:38 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gravier-org.20150623.gappssmtp.com; s=20150623; h=mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date:message-id:subject:to :cc; bh=Q2po5qPnO1Y+ZZH8YlrwEeLIpSpbFHnQ6Q/Wgqekpik=; b=k34VKGSv8FMdHeAZpMn2N0GAdRHfhBYGGc8/mFBZfOLcv/ZeHaVVdO/KpVl4IsNMCt hMMVJULQhnleDrESrGUdkGG8qwuchdQKyjyYCL/N4afmqV0z6I+E0dCFRNhe8TOjHr0F OwIj8/0RZRy2rnSK8vKn6yYiNSU92F+1D+dzW0j3cpvDFktYtf7EoPcxBnlvV5R8+TD1 WZ7Bstww+73jsBtAg47Zi2Ehkqqv4Tfbs0kVr+Ck3Q5uFXQ9CcUkTSvmk4CTevRLMlgp kAsIEi+E8nFnrnYdbtUXBhJeh2HgG+gVt5ZaAYMp6EMCrxNXRESz3l+4LnZRr8fPm+ME PfUg== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date :message-id:subject:to:cc; bh=Q2po5qPnO1Y+ZZH8YlrwEeLIpSpbFHnQ6Q/Wgqekpik=; b=lCE5IB58SXXf2Byj+RPoTZxSGm3NvyXvbWj2oOL6iG/CcRu+/hETmVrCp2zGzNVsIE qjH3jo3EUOxtP+jtrHqbuWRmjX0F1mSeqIlJVuGy6OGuVTMQLcljzTXt3LpFZOFFRPhD Vn3eA2CHAEYZAuSQt+nPrDJcCSA3qcC0nDoHpqYIG9EmXxTG6ZscwdptCg6+T/joZHXX ChZAEi3QhX2Qr+F0C/seFWFmbWMo6VbVijguUUfuN4PChL7gAxVa6pEPd/QAsFQZXcEK ++Y6OwN4bGtUia1GjUR6+fj+TWMnArUGw0O9eGnw7D9zry/8wqKNNYuQhJ1Q0GfIwWoj i25Q== X-Gm-Message-State: APjAAAXsgg+CgINXXlfAbWiC5snRQgqDT2AxRp2DLz4YL3QINq0DLROs qlwBI63zuXy09YQR4K+dcYIj8nt56Ue+rElKFb6KqA== X-Google-Smtp-Source: APXvYqzg/vKuOhVLc293yTgQVC+WePSdrjSZcwBgGNOSMQlh/cfv7XxaVTASo9eKqKaCiEoOyY/XaH6vRPcxFMHckU8= X-Received: by 2002:a92:6701:: with SMTP id b1mr34882087ilc.181.1571807617023; Tue, 22 Oct 2019 22:13:37 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <20191010205546.GA29154@minnie.tuhs.org> In-Reply-To: <20191010205546.GA29154@minnie.tuhs.org> From: Gilles Gravier Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2019 09:13:24 +0400 Message-ID: To: Warren Toomey Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="000000000000ab1f4605958cfad2" Subject: Re: [TUHS] What was your "Aha, Unix!" moment? X-BeenThere: tuhs@minnie.tuhs.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.26 Precedence: list List-Id: The Unix Heritage Society mailing list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Cc: tuhs@tuhs.org Errors-To: tuhs-bounces@minnie.tuhs.org Sender: "TUHS" --000000000000ab1f4605958cfad2 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi! Mine was more of an "oh oh" moment... when, back in 1994, I needed to clean up /tmp on the company Data General Aviion that I was administering... and I typed "sudo rm -rf /tmp /*" Notice the involuntary space between /tmp and /* ... hence the "oh oh..." moment when I started seeing this take long... and when I typed Ctrl-C and started seeing some things like "/bin/ls not found" when I looked for the files in / ... Gilles Le ven. 11 oct. 2019 =C3=A0 00:55, Warren Toomey a =C3=A9cri= t : > All, we had another dozen TUHS suscribers to the list overnight. Welcome. > A reminder that we're here to discuss Unix Heritage, so I'll nudge you > if the conversation goes a bit off-topic. > > So I'll kick off another thread. What was your "ahah" moment when you > first saw that Unix was special, especially compared to the systems you'd > previously used? > > Mine was: Oh, I can: > + write a simple script > + to edit a file on the fly > + with no temporary files (a la pipes) > + AND I can change the file suffix and the system won't stop me! > > I was using TOPS-20 beforehand. > > Cheers, Warren > --=20 *Gilles Gravier* - Gilles@Gravier.org GSM : +33618347147 and +41794728437 Skype : ggravier | PGP Key : 0xA610DB098DE6D026 --000000000000ab1f4605958cfad2 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hi!

Mine was more of an "oh oh&quo= t; moment... when, back in 1994, I needed to clean up /tmp on the company D= ata General Aviion that I was administering... and I typed "sudo rm -r= f /tmp /*"

Notice the involuntary space betwe= en /tmp and /* ... hence the "oh oh..." moment when I started see= ing this take long... and when I typed Ctrl-C and started seeing some thing= s like "/bin/ls not found" when I looked for the files in / ...

Gilles

Le=C2=A0ven. 11 oct. 2019 =C3=A0=C2=A00= 0:55, Warren Toomey <wkt@tuhs.org>= ; a =C3=A9crit=C2=A0:
All, we had another dozen TUHS suscribers to the list overnight. Welc= ome.
A reminder that we're here to discuss Unix Heritage, so I'll nudge = you
if the conversation goes a bit off-topic.

So I'll kick off another thread. What was your "ahah" moment = when you
first saw that Unix was special, especially compared to the systems you'= ;d
previously used?

Mine was: Oh, I can:
=C2=A0 + write a simple script
=C2=A0 + to edit a file on the fly
=C2=A0 + with no temporary files (a la pipes)
=C2=A0 + AND I can change the file suffix and the system won't stop me!=

I was using TOPS-20 beforehand.

Cheers, Warren


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