this is from this post on [email protected]
You can find an explanation there if you are confused or learning
As always, there is an xkdc about this
this post was submitted on 08 Jul 2023
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tar -xzf (eXtract Ze File)
tar -czf (Compress Ze File)
Mmmnnn z means (de)compress, c means create: -xf and -cf extract and create uncompressed tarballs. Also it’s far more complicated.
I’m sorry!
boom
Tangentially related. I'm being confusing for educational purposes, tar is impossible even if you know it.
alias ls=exit
You are the evil
Nah, that's just chaotic. Evil would be
export EDITOR=rm
In Vim:
:Sex
For newbies that know from the top of their head what a cd-rom is...
Fair point. You can probably be 20 these days and not have really used CDs in your memory. Is this what getting old feels like?
Speaking as someone that grew up with records, 8-tracks, and cassettes: yes, yes it is.