Re: Acronyms (was Re: reiserfs)
On Wed, 29 Oct 2003, Johann Koenig wrote:
> On Tuesday October 28 at 04:54pm
> Nick Hastings <hastings@bmail.kek.jp> wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > * Micha Feigin <michf@post.tau.ac.il> [031028 14:48]:
> > > On Tue, 2003-10-28 at 00:51, Hoyt Bailey wrote:
> > <big snip>
> > > > Speaking for myself only. I have to make do with whatever is
> > > > provided. I am trying to learn to speak debian but it is tough
> > > > when words have meanings that arnt in the dic. see there is one I
> > > > know its dictionary but to save time or whatever we all slip up
> > > > now and again. BTW I assume it means by the way, but I have seen
> > > > it used where that didnt make any sense and when that is carried
> > > > over into a technical subject katy bar the door and keep the kooks
> > > > in. Hoyt (Sorry I'm flustered)
> > >
> > > If I understood this correctly the short stuff came from chat rooms
> > > and not debian specific. The ones I remember now, assuming I didn't
> > > get them wrong myself ;-)
> > >
> > > IIRC - if I recall correctly
> > > AFAIK - as far as I know
> > > BTW - by the way
> >
> > There's no need to guess
> >
> > sudo apt-get install dictd dict dict-jargon dict-vera
> >
>
> Even better, install 'bsdgames'
> jkoenig@note:~$ auto-apt check /usr/games/wtf
> games/bsdgames
> jkoenig@note:~$ wtf
> Usage: wtf [is] <acronym>
> jkoenig@note:~$ wtf iirc
> IIRC: if I recall correctly
> jkoenig@note:~$ wtf smlsfb
> SMLSFB: so many losers, so few bullets
> jkoenig@note:~$
<snip>
cool. K.S. mentioned the miscfiles package. (apt-get install miscfiles)
check these:
/usr/share/misc/abbrevs.talk.gz
/usr/share/misc/abbrevs.gen.gz
/usr/share/miscfiles/abbrevs.gen.gz
/usr/share/miscfiles/abbrevs.talk.gz
-Kev
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