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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

Distributions include the Linux kernel and supporting system software and libraries, many of which are provided by the GNU Project. Many Linux distributions use the word "Linux" in their name, but the Free Software Foundation uses the name GNU/Linux to emphasize the importance of GNU software, causing some controversy.

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How dare you use a text editor because it's easy to use (lemmy.fosshost.com)

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[–] lemmesay@discuss.tchncs.de 20 points 2 months ago (2 children)

[–] datelmd5sum@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

cat pipeing is safer though.

foobar > file and your file is gone.

[–] wise_pancake@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

You can always alias > to < in your shell.

[–] fossphi@lemm.ee 1 points 2 months ago

Get out!

[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

<file foobar

[–] Trail@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Huh does that actually work? Don't have a system handy to try it out.

[–] lemmesay@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 2 months ago

showing the output in termux

storage/documents/programs ro
> echo puts "hello world" > main.rb

storage/documents/programs ro via rb
> ls
c  js  main.rb  python

storage/documents/programs ro via rb
> < main.rb grep hello
puts hello world

storage/documents/programs ro via rb
>

[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 2 points 2 months ago

I think so! I think it's something like < file works anywhere in the line, not just the end. There may be some specifics about no space when it is the front but I don't remember lol.