From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on inbox.vuxu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.0 required=5.0 tests=DKIM_SIGNED,DKIM_VALID, HTML_MESSAGE,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 Received: (qmail 28147 invoked from network); 4 Dec 2020 15:31:41 -0000 Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (45.79.103.53) by inbox.vuxu.org with ESMTPUTF8; 4 Dec 2020 15:31:41 -0000 Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id E08009CA55; Sat, 5 Dec 2020 01:31:37 +1000 (AEST) Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 094B19CA4F; Sat, 5 Dec 2020 01:31:03 +1000 (AEST) Authentication-Results: minnie.tuhs.org; dkim=pass (2048-bit key; unprotected) header.d=ccil-org.20150623.gappssmtp.com header.i=@ccil-org.20150623.gappssmtp.com header.b="l0efY6wN"; dkim-atps=neutral Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id DAF0C9CA4F; Sat, 5 Dec 2020 01:30:59 +1000 (AEST) Received: from mail-qk1-f172.google.com (mail-qk1-f172.google.com [209.85.222.172]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 8302E9CA4B for ; Sat, 5 Dec 2020 01:30:58 +1000 (AEST) Received: by mail-qk1-f172.google.com with SMTP id b144so5671576qkc.13 for ; Fri, 04 Dec 2020 07:30:58 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=ccil-org.20150623.gappssmtp.com; s=20150623; h=mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date:message-id:subject:to :cc; bh=PHip4kn/6GPTxh6QvN1RDX/GSJBvtxGHRrqf2QuPrQE=; b=l0efY6wNJLsRbguoez7eJyIRMLfTLIMQIrxu/78gxNLtu3PgEMgF6nWf1YOhpn5p9w i2b8TKAwNVMVUCuNvo3iMxLzmPlVPnDL5I4tAgEb208AEAITmVc0MTxnrx7hu5dQGsJW nwKNC1SdDd8ILV83ujk7Xe4m78KgNc5IpN7+L2rNpe9fhXtXsVx1lelTAYi82IpkXdcT oyYZTIViouoYe0N56wzT38NQv+UUTXmRVpLiaIN6e+42ZBi+hLPhu4Sn4QmO0BdDwIry OZ3q2KM/j+srIDTjylCcX+Q/ez7nwjEdncv9k4zLDAAigLCcyrnfyVZypAMmdMKCnbgu R3Gg== 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=PHip4kn/6GPTxh6QvN1RDX/GSJBvtxGHRrqf2QuPrQE=; b=V0lDLl0Iny3Q4wQNuBmVQeBTruiToA+bSYY2XWClM80kEyjWMc28SQNsarhhkufQ3d CfaABw3taz2H6WgCgJoeUnN14xQzI7uPTwuZemPTQsnw+p5yaQ/wqQRbMxETozDwAK86 l3D19tydupeU4AoJIsXnr8yd/FkLfg55GK1EbLGvJO0BNePEurPHSehNpgtyMNwPibzm LxB2gK5wcTplvcx8h7gqpzFYMxke90A4U3fUJ5YbVAdHOgYj2XKvxD+XlrodNw+Zw9wI WDKh35w5G3rOr5QwhJ9ZhVC1Mkhpwz5mCnxrCmQul30PqA+OOUi1KdBq4CTssL3JCoqR AY7Q== X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM532gamH6CAWCpgpA1tbnPYyp+7kW+ejEQSEY0MPZauGq/Zd2uVxj CHcGeQVQ57BnHU39u5qCg+XpTuTAhyd+gicCkeMlphirfPgFHeSf X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJxllgo6UpnmV1llPHd4ZH+BR2WRPBKqvk5r3hdaZLJ8o2xX/nQTuCrzq7PytRrqfPuFiFWZ4s5qAw8Etm22Fuc= X-Received: by 2002:a37:9d04:: with SMTP id g4mr9251950qke.358.1607095857701; Fri, 04 Dec 2020 07:30:57 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <1kl58f-5CH-00@marmaro.de> In-Reply-To: <1kl58f-5CH-00@marmaro.de> From: John Cowan Date: Fri, 4 Dec 2020 10:30:46 -0500 Message-ID: To: markus schnalke Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="000000000000b8005e05b5a529b9" Subject: Re: [TUHS] Command name of the B compiler; One letter command names 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: The Eunuchs Hysterical Society Errors-To: tuhs-bounces@minnie.tuhs.org Sender: "TUHS" --000000000000b8005e05b5a529b9 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" On Fri, Dec 4, 2020 at 2:12 AM markus schnalke wrote: > Hoi, > coi :-) > Currently on UNIX, there is no B command. A script named "B" (note capital letter) was written at some point that performed the explicit steps shown in the B manual. This was evidently renamed to "b" at some point. "All is in flux." I came to this question because I was looking for one letter > commands. I always thought them to be a reserved namespace for the > user ... > By no means, at least not by now. "x" is the name of the raw X11 binary, and "w" is a variant of "who" that displays the idle time (similar to "finger") and the last command executed. The J and K language interpreters from the APL dharma line (and consequently oriented toward terseness) are executed as "J" and "k" respectively. John Cowan http://vrici.lojban.org/~cowan cowan@ccil.org There is / One art / No more / No less To do / All things / With art- / -Lessness --Piet Hein --000000000000b8005e05b5a529b9 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable


On Fri, Dec 4, 20= 20 at 2:12 AM markus schnalke <meil= lo@marmaro.de> wrote:
Hoi,

= coi :-)
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 Currently on UNIX, there is no B command.

A script named "B"= ; (note capital letter) was written at some point that performed the explic= it steps shown in the B manual.=C2=A0 This was evidently renamed to "b= " at some point.=C2=A0 "All is in flux."

I c= ame to this question because I was looking for one letter
commands. I always thought them to be a reserved namespace for the
user ...=C2=A0

By = no means, at least not by now.=C2=A0 "x" is the name of the raw X= 11 binary, and "w" is a variant of "who" that displays = the idle time (similar to "finger") and the last command executed= . The J and K language interpreters from the APL dharma line (and consequen= tly oriented toward terseness) are executed as "J" and "k&qu= ot; respectively.



John Cowan =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0http://vrici.lojban.org/~cowan =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0= =C2=A0cowan@ccil.org
There is / O= ne art / No more / No less
To do / All things / With art- / -Lessness = =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0--Piet Hein

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