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Linux package names and their consequences (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 5 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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! A screenshot of a Linux terminal showing some packages being installed. One of the package is named "fribidi". This name rhymes with something that evokes visceral horrors beyond comprehension.
An image of a Vietnam war soldier having flashbacks is superimposed !<

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I got accustomed to the options for tar and 7z. for find, I just pipe it to grep or use less to search for something. It just takes time the first time you run it

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 days ago

Ditto for tar and unrar, although I deal with .7z so infrequently that I have to look at the manual every time I use it.

find's fucked up argument handling really becomes a problem for me when I want to use it in a complex pipeline or when using the -exec flag. I've spent far less time debugging in those situations since switching to fd. I won't yuck the yum of folks who are comfortable and like find, but I feel that we probably have more approachable alternatives for new users.