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How Dot Files Became Hidden Files
Bypassing Detections with Command-Line Obfuscation
If there really is a need for having one executable that comprises multiple commands, is `busybox whoami` instead of `whoami` so much more effort? To me, that would make more sense in terms of what is going on; aliases could be used if one-word commands are preferred. In most non busybox contexts, argv[0] is just an unnecessary addition that, as the linked article shows, can introduce weirdness.
It's clear from the comments there are still many who think argv[0] is a good thing, which is great - I'm glad the post sparked this debate.
Why bother with argv[0]?
> We study vocabulary changes in 14 million PubMed abstracts from 2010–2024, and show how the appearance of LLMs led to an abrupt increase in the frequency of certain style words.
Lacework to Be Acquired by Fortinet
Producing Fake News in Google Search
import antigravityPronouncing SQL: S-Q-L or Sequel? (2012)
Router Security
1: https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7469#section-2.1.4
2: https://www.owasp.org/index.php/OWASP_Secure_Headers_Project...
This would explain why some more recent cryptocurrencies such as Zcash (ZEC) are missing.
Why we all sell code with bugs (2006)
"LaTeX users were slower than Word users, wrote less text, made more typesetting, grammatical, and formatting errors"