LainTrain@lemmy.dbzer0.com to linuxmemes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoOld XKCD, still relevantlemmy.dbzer0.comimagemessage-square92fedilinkarrow-up192arrow-down13file-text
arrow-up189arrow-down1imageOld XKCD, still relevantlemmy.dbzer0.comLainTrain@lemmy.dbzer0.com to linuxmemes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square92fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarebean@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoSomehow, idk why. This one is stuck in my head: tar -zxvf filename.tar.gz
minus-squarefar_university1990@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-22 months agotar xzvf eXtract Ze Vucking File
minus-squareBread@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoI have to do this command often at work and I can never remember the letters perfectly. This is actually useful, thanks!
minus-square9point6@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoSame, never used a mnemonic for it or anything, just zxvf Like it’s any other word
minus-squareMonkderDritte@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-22 months agoz=zip (default in most tar), x=eXtract, v=verbose (not needed in most cases), f=target
minus-squareprettybunnys@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoverbose … not needed? If the words don’t happen how can I trust computer magic?
minus-squareInFerNo@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoYeah, how do I know that the PC isn’t slacking?
Somehow, idk why. This one is stuck in my head:
tar xzvf
eXtract Ze Vucking File
I have to do this command often at work and I can never remember the letters perfectly. This is actually useful, thanks!
Same, never used a mnemonic for it or anything, just
zxvf
Like it’s any other word
z=zip (default in most tar), x=eXtract, v=verbose (not needed in most cases), f=target
verbose … not needed?
If the words don’t happen how can I trust computer magic?
Yeah, how do I know that the PC isn’t slacking?