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Re:Problem solving with Unix commands by sureaboutthis on Thursday February 14, 2019 @06:21AM (#19161085)
> I am starting to realize that the Unix command-line toolbox can fix absolutely any problem related to text wrangling.

Am I the only one who thought, "No shit, Sherlock"?. This is a fundamental of UNIX that many people don't seem to grasp.

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Re:Problem solving with Unix commands by adtac on Thursday February 14, 2019 @06:23AM (#19161092)
Everybody realises this at some point. Nobody ever thought "I can use this for anything" when they first saw a shell. It takes time.
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Re:Problem solving with Unix commands by SomethingOrNot on Thursday February 14, 2019 @06:52AM (#19161202)
He’s an MS student. He’s just documenting and sharing his journey. As blogs do.

https://www.xkcd.com/1053/

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