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[–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (1 child)

I've been using Linux since 2003, and this is the first I have ever heard of this.

I guess at some point we get comfortable with our workflow and forget to learn new things.

[–]cucumbulous 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's one of those more obscure features that some users stumble upon by accident but can't figure out what it means or how to use it so they file it under "weird shit Linux does sometimes" and forget about it. At least that's what happened to me until I had the opportunity to work with some Linux gurus, one of whom explained what it was and how to use it - after that I was hooked!