[TUHS] On computerese

Dave Horsfall dave at horsfall.org
Mon Sep 16 15:15:46 AEST 2024


On Mon, 16 Sep 2024, Rob Pike wrote:

[ The origin of the "dd" command ]

> I was told it's IBMese: Define Dataset.

Straight from IBM's JCL (Job Control Language); heck, I still remember 
obscure things like "DISP=(,KEEP)" etc...

-- Dave


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