Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!hpda!hpihoah!hpisod2!decot From: decot@hpisod2.HP.COM (Dave Decot) Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions Subject: Re: RE: UNIX NAME ABBREVIATIONS Message-ID: <10650012@hpisod2.HP.COM> Date: Sat, 28-Nov-87 14:35:59 EST Article-I.D.: hpisod2.10650012 Posted: Sat Nov 28 14:35:59 1987 Date-Received: Tue, 1-Dec-87 06:00:44 EST References: <10376@brl-adm.ARPA> Organization: Hewlett Packard, Cupertino Lines: 12 > One command (that first appeared in Version 5 in 5/15/74) that isn't > immediately obvious in its entymology is `dd'. My guess is that the > author really wanted to call it `cc' (for Convert and Copy -- the > title on the `man' page) but that letter pair was already used. > steve sutphen. NO! They named it after me!!! HAHAHAHAHAHA! Actually, the story I heard was that it stands for "duplicate disk" -- its most frequent use. -dd