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@thegibson Oh, it's been a while since I've hit this one, but that thing where if you type "cp *" accidentally in a directory with only two files in it, and shell expansion says "yes obviously you mean just overwrite that file with a copy of this one" is always chef's-kiss delightful.
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 @mhoye I was just pondering the other day how easy it is to shoot yourself in the foot with the shell.
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14 May 2022 at 20:06 | Open on social.jlamothe.net
 @mhoye@mastodon.social @thegibson@hackers.town there's a book that opens with a similar example. i think it was Life With UNIX. |