SL(1): Cure your bad habit of mistyping
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SL(1): Cure your bad habit of mistyping
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Just the name makes it a no-go for me, it would interfere with my favorite command-line utility, `sl` - Steam Locomotive https://github.com/mtoyoda/sl
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| Period | Start (UTC) | End (exclusive, UTC) | Mentions | Submissions | Comments |
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| 2013 | 2013-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2014-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 2014-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2015-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 2015-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2016-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2016-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2017-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 2017-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2018-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2018 | 2018-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2019-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 2019 | 2019-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 2021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 2022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| 2023 | 2023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024 | 2024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2025-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2025 | 2025-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2026-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026 (partial) | 2026-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2027-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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SL(1): Cure your bad habit of mistyping
SL (Steam Locomotive) runs across your terminal when you type "sl" as
you meant to type "ls". It's just a joke command, and not useful at
all.
Copyright 1993,1998,2014 Toyoda Masashi (mtoyoda@acm.org)
Read the full README on GitHubWhat Hacker News says
26 sourcesI'm a fan of installing sl(1), the terminal steam locomotive. I mistype it every couple months and it always gives me a laugh.
https://github.com/mtoyoda/sl
In Show HN: Unregistry – “docker push” directly to servers without a registryJust the name makes it a no-go for me, it would interfere with my favorite command-line utility, `sl` - Steam Locomotive
https://github.com/mtoyoda/sl
In Ask HN: Git Alternatives – Sapling vs. JjUnfortunately the default name for the command (sl) conflicts with a command-line tool that's essential for my workflow: https://github.com/mtoyoda/sl
In Sapling: Source control that's user-friendly and scalable (2022)Alas, sl is a command name already well taken. https://github.com/mtoyoda/sl
In Sapling – A VCS from MetaAnother similarly whimsical command is `sl`. (purportedly a common mistyping of ls)
https://github.com/mtoyoda/sl
In Show HN: Paclear – A Fun Twist on the 'Clear' Command with Pac-Man AnimationYou should install https://github.com/mtoyoda/sl as a hardening measure.
In Git-landmine – Create local malicious Git repoTheir CLI is going to interfere with the other `sl` command: https://github.com/mtoyoda/sl
In Sapling: A new source control system with Git-compatible clientNooooooooooo.
Whatever is to come of my cute animations!
[Think of the trains!](https://github.com/mtoyoda/sl)
In Sapling: A new source control system with Git-compatible clientCommand name conflicts with the `sl` utility that has existed for decades.
https://github.com/mtoyoda/sl
In Sapling: A new source control system with Git-compatible clientSL(1): Cure your bad habit of mistyping
107 points · Open discussionIf you want to teach a kid the command line, I highly recommend ‘sl’ as a first command - my two-year-old had never forgotten it: https://github.com/mtoyoda/sl
In How many Linux commands can a 7 year old learn?see also: https://github.com/mtoyoda/sl
(available packaged in most linux/bsd distributions)
In Exa: An alternative to LsSL(1): Cure your bad habit of mistyping
1 points · Open discussionYeah, the best part is it blocks control-c so you have to sit through the whole thing or until you figure out control-z.
https://github.com/mtoyoda/sl/blob/master/sl.c#L93
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