Julia Evans on Nostr: writing about the terminal is so funny because it's like "redirects are so useful! ...

writing about the terminal is so funny because it's like "redirects are so useful! hooray!"

"okay and also `cmd file.txt > file.txt` will just permanently delete the contents of the `file.txt`”

lots of cool useful tools with the occasionally horrifying fact that you just need to keep seared into your memory

(please do not explain to me why this happens)