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8 creepy commands that haunt the terminal

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Patrick H. Mullins
Oct 31, 2018

It’s that time of year again: The weather gets chilly, the leaves change colors, and kids everywhere transform into tiny ghosts, goblins, and zombies. But did you know that Unix (and Linux) and its various offshoots are also chock-full of creepy crawly things? Let’s take a quick look at some of the spookier aspects of the operating system we all know and love.

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Patrick H. Mullins

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