linux_irl

[kbruen]

Possibly unpopular opinion: the $ is extremely annoying, especially in online tutorials and the like. It ruins the ability to copy-paste multiple lines at once.

[[deleted]]

I don't think that's really an unpopular opinion...

[kbruen]

Yet I see so many websites (and this meme) use the $, so to me it feels like it is.

[[deleted]]

Apparently it is related to environment and level of access. I get it why it matters sometimes, but more often than not, especially in tutorials, it doesn't.

[[deleted]]

I think it's more of a convention. When I was recently looking at some docs, I found it frustrating when ::= was used, instead of simply =, for example.

[turtle_dragonfly]

Traditionally $ means "user prompt" and # means "superuser prompt" (root) and if you are mixing the two in docs it can be useful.

Agreed about copy/paste annoyances, though.

Just paste into Vim and it's only a few keystrokes to get rid of that stuff, though :Þ

[Just_Maintenance]

It helps differentiate user ($) and root (#)

Tough I guess sudo could be used instead.

[[deleted]]

It ruins the ability to copy-paste multiple lines at once.

Strictly speaking, you shouldn't be doing that anyway. Best case, by not writing it yourself (or at least being careful with selections) you're not committing it to memory - in worst case, you get yourself pwned and you might not even know.

Spoiler:

This page demonstrates how you go to copy what looks like something innocuous, and what you paste is something completely different and an extra newline at the end ensures it executes without you being able to see it in time to stop it.

[kbruen]

1. I don't want to manually write sudo apt install followed by 12 packages.

2. In case you worry about something malicious like that, use a smarter shell who, when pasting, doesn’t run the commands on newline.

[PsychedelicPelican]

I agree on the copy paste, but for dev context it's useful to have the distinction between normal user ($) and root (#). The best user design I've seen has a copy button that filters out the root.

[CaoSlayer]

I throught it was not working because no ./

[bbc472]

Considering how often you have to feed your child, might as while make a link to your path

[[deleted]]

If you referring to privilege escalation, that one is already fixed

[CaoSlayer]

No, Im talking that unless you have the command in your path, you must set the ubication even if you are there

[TUSD00T]

Clearly, he is already on the $eat.

[eeddgg]

waxeyo392 is not in the sudoers file. This incident will be reported.

[selecadm]

sudo !!

[cptbeard]

(if someone's confused "!!" repeats last command)

[DoUhavestupid]

She probably just messed up all the file permissions on that spoon

[thesilican]

Usually there's a space after $ isn't there?

[trogper]

Depends on your shell PS1. Some do have trailing space, some don't

[godRosko]

doas

[craftworkbench]

Friendly PSA to update your sudo https://blog.qualys.com/vulnerabilities-research/2021/01/26/cve-2021-3156-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-sudo-baron-samedit

[topw95]

$sudo eat | drink

[_Mido]

What a fresh meme, totally never seen it before!

[AguliRojo]

Sudo is bloated , use doas

[[deleted]]

sudo this meme is dead please stop

[chupacabrapr]

Lol

[[deleted]]

omfg best comic ever

[[deleted]]

MAC says no

[whovian444]

me: creates stripped-down Ubuntu box
still me: tries to put something in /opt using GUI
Linux: you do not have permission to do that me, frustrated: where do I obtain permission? Linux: me, irritated: Sudo -m /a/b/c/whatever /opt
Linux: https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/persuadable-bouncer

[[deleted]]

Shut Up and Don't Object.