quartz/content/Atomic/linux-isms.md

title	tags	date
Linux-isms	linux glossary misc	2023-08-23

This article is somewhat of a glossary for all the words/phrases that I use that originate with Linux or related projects like GNU. Many of the terms here can be found in The Jargon File. I don't just link to that because it's absolutely massive, but it's a very fun read through if you're interested in how people have talked about computing in the past.

On Acronyms

Unix LOVES their acronyms. ls? LiSt. cat? conCATenate. grep? Globular Regular Expression Print. Many commands and programs were designed to be typed quickly in the early days of computing, and holdovers persist to this day.