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minus-squaredebil@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·27 days agoUnless you forget what if and of mean. With cp it’s simply “cp what where”. Never had problems remembering that.
minus-squareinsufferableninja@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·27 days agois it really hard to remember infile and outfile?
minus-squaredebil@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·27 days agoNo, but you’re just typing if and of, not infile and outfile, and the letters are right next to each other on a qwerty kbd. One can haphazardly misuse a lot of commands, it’s just that some commands may lead to nastier outcomes than others.
Unless you forget what if and of mean. With
cpit’s simply “cp what where”. Never had problems remembering that.is it really hard to remember infile and outfile?
No, but you’re just typing if and of, not infile and outfile, and the letters are right next to each other on a qwerty kbd. One can haphazardly misuse a lot of commands, it’s just that some commands may lead to nastier outcomes than others.