[wordup] Middle-aged Unix Tricks

[Adam Shand]

Too bizarre to not share ...  I flove it!

Adam.

Source: http://www.veen.com/jeff/archives/000899.html

I was waiting for a friend in the lobby of the Hilton down at Union  
Square. Near me was a middle-aged woman speaking loudly into a pay  
phone.
"Yes, yes, that's right. You've got it. Now, here's what I want you  
to type. 'are em' ... yes. The letter 'r' and the letter 'm',  
together. Now type a dash. Yes, like a hyphen. OK, and then another  
'r'. Yes rm space hyphen r. OK, now another space and then a star.  
Shift 8. Yes. Now read it back to me. [pause] OK perfect. Hit return  
and tell me what happens. [pause] [pause] OK. Thank you. Goodbye."

And she hung up and walked away while the command-line geek inside of  
me stood paralyzed with fear.