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rgmerktoday at 1:33 AM2 repliesview on HN

CP/M - because pip just makes more sense than copy.


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kees99today at 1:39 AM

Wasn't that abbreviation from "pipe"? As in - this is a pipe that you can use to connect terminal to a file, file to a printer... and yes, file to a file (that's cp/copy).

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Gracanatoday at 2:38 AM

It also has an “ed” that will make you miss UNIX’s “ed”. I’ve used it to write programs and it is not fun!