[GLLUG] Re: linux-user Digest, Vol 41, Issue 26

[Charles Tower]

Check out the apropos command, Thomas.  It'll help you find commands and 
utilities only knowing what you want them to do, without knowing their 
names in advance.

I believe Samba's name was derived from the SMB protocol.  I guess it 
could have been called the SMB connector or SMB masquerader, but Samba 
is catchier, and was already a word.

                                Chick


Thomas Hruska wrote:
> 
> The command-line grants great power and refined control but must be used 
> wisely or one might 'rm -rf /' and lose everything.  What's really 
> mysterious is why some of the commands are so weirdly named (e.g. 'ls' = 
> directory listing?!  'Samba' = network sharing?!).  The answer?  That's 
> the average Linux programmer for you - weird names for everything 
> instead of picking names that make sense.  Weird names make it hard to 
> find the command-line you are looking for but it's okay...that's what 
> Google and 3 hours of searching to obtain the correct "incantation" are 
> for.  Or you can come to the meeting and learn from those who have done 
> the Google searching already.