“Everything is a file” is what made me start understanding linux few years ago and from there it got easier to use with each new concept.
Still this was really revolutionary to me when I first heard it. Made a bunch of things just click.
“Everything is a file” is what made me start understanding linux few years ago and from there it got easier to use with each new concept.
Still this was really revolutionary to me when I first heard it. Made a bunch of things just click.
Anyone interested in this concept should take a look at plan9. Everything is even more of a file there.
Taking a screenshot for example can be done with:
cat /dev/screen | topng > screenshot.png👀 What kind of voodoo…
This is very interesting.
That is indeed seductive.