Post #1949792
2026-05-03 10:48 UTC
@annehargreaves @kamstrup Yes, but adduser and useradd came from different parallel universe dialects of unix, it's just that we live in a multiverse that supports crossovers and team-ups
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@jay@blan.cc 2026-05-03 11:21
@cstross @annehargreaves @kamstrup Here's the manual page for the cp command, and here's the manual page for the other cp command, and here's the manual page for the other other cp command.
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@barubary@infosec.exchange 2026-05-03 11:37
@cstross @annehargreaves @kamstrup Oh yeah, like the good rename command and the bad rename command.
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@imsop@tech.lgbt 2026-05-03 11:48
@cstross The masterpiece of that convergence is "ps", where options include both "f" and "-f", with different meanings
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@annehargreaves@ioc.exchange 2026-05-03 12:33
@cstross @kamstrup Ah, OK. TIL