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A is for
awk, which runs like a snail, and
B is for
biff, which reads all your mail.
C is for
cc, as hackers recall, while
D is for
dd, the command that does all.
E is for
emacs, which rebinds your keys, and
F is for
fsck, which rebuilds your trees.
G is for
grep, a clever detective, while
H is for
halt, which may seem defective.
I is for
indent, which rarely amuses, and
J is for
join, which nobody uses.
K is for
kill, which makes you the boss, while
L is for
lex, which is missing from DOS.
M is for
more, from which less was begot, and
N is for
nice, which it really is not.
O is for
od, which prints out things nice, while
P is for
passwd, which reads in strings twice.
Q is for
quota, a Berkeley-type fable, and
R is for
ranlib, for sorting ar table.
S is for
spell, which attempts to belittle, while
T is for
true, which does very little.
U is for
uniq, which is used after sort, and
V is for
vi, which is hard to abort.
W is for
whoami, which tells you your name, while
X is, well,
X, of dubious fame.
Y is for
yes, which makes an impression, and
Z is for
zcat, which handles compression.
