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		lacker on Feb 3, 2009 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: A Unix Utility You Should Know About: Pipe Viewer You're talking about a tool whose name is "ps". Unusual names for commands are par for the Unix course.

nailer on Feb 3, 2009 [–]

Process.

List.

Move.

Copy.

Tape Archiver.

They're not unusual, they're short.

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