> ========= UNIX me this, if you can ================= > > A customer calls a UNIX consultant with a question: > > Customer: What is the command that will tell me the revision code of a > program ? > > UNIX consul: Yes, that's correct. > > Customer: No, what is it ? > > UNIX consul: Yes. > > Customer: So, which is the one ? > > UNIX consul: No. 'which' is used to find the program. > > Customer: Stop this. Who are you ? > > UNIX consul: Use 'who am i' not 'who r yoo'. You can also 'finger yoo' to > get information about yoo'. > > Customer: All I want to know is what finds the revision code ? > > UNIX consul: Use 'what'. > > Customer: That's what I am trying to find out. Isn't that true ? > > UNIX consul: No. 'true' gives you 0. > > Customer: Which one ? > > UNIX consul: 'true' gives you 0. 'which programname' > > Customer: Let's get back to my problem. What program? How do I find it? > > UNIX consul: Type 'find / -name it -print' to find 'it'. Type 'what > program' to get the revision code. > > Customer: I want to find the revision code. > > UNIX consul: You can't 'find revisioncode', you must use 'what program'. > > Customer: Which command will do what I need? > > UNIX consul: No. 'which command' will find 'command'. > > Customer: I think I understand. Let me write that. > > UNIX consul: You can 'write that' only if 'that' is a user on your system. > > Customer: Write what? > > UNIX consul: No. 'write that'. 'what program'. > > Customer: Cut that out! > > UNIX consul: Yes. those are valid files for 'cut'. Don't forget the > options. > > Customer: Do you always do this ? > > UNIX consul: 'du' will give you disk usage. > > Customer: HELP! > > UNIX consul: 'help' is only used for Source Code Control System (SCCS). > > Customer: You make me angry. > > UNIX consul: No, I don't 'make me' angry but I did 'make programname' when > I was upset once. > > Customer: I don't want to make trouble, so no more. > > UNIX consul: No 'more'? 'which' will help you find 'more'. Every system > has 'more'. > > Customer: Nice help! I'm confused more now! > > UNIX consul: Understand that since 'help' is such a small program, it is > better not to 'nice help' and 'more now' is not allowed but 'at now' is. > Unless of course 'now' is a file name. > > Customer: This is almost as confusing as my PC. > > UNIX consul: I didn't know you needed help with 'pc'. Let me get you to > the Pascal compiler team. >