aznluvsmc

Hi,

I'm trying to come up with a mnemonic device in terms of a phrase for remembering the 9 steps of Linux command processing. In case you don't know what I mean, a phrase used to remember the 7 layers of the OSI reference model in networking is "All People Seem To Need Data Processing". The first letter of each word represents a layer in the model.

Anyways, the 9 steps of command processing are:
Token splitting
Alias substitution
Tilde substituion
Command substitution
Parameter expansion
Wildcard expansion
Quote processing
I/O redirection
Execution

So far I can come up with "Today's Air Traffic Controllers Play With" and then I'm stuck on Q, I and E. Does anyone have any suggestions? You can even create a new one as long as it's "easy" to remember.

InfoGeek

"Quick Iranian Eel" may be?

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aznluvsmc

LOL.... why didn't I think of that??

mackenga

Much more boring suggestion: "Quite Interesting Equipment."

mackenga

...or an anti-rote-learning one:

Training And Testing Can Provide (us) With Quite Ignorant Engineers

This reminds me of a game I used to play during my mis-spent youth called Acronymania; it was actually quite fun. You try to come up with alternative expansions for acronyms; e.g.

PCMCIA: People Can't Memorise Computer Industry Acronyms
MCSE: Minesweeper Consultant, Solitaire Expert

Once you get the obvious ones out the way, the game can be quite amusing. Or maybe I just didn't have a life when I was 16, and I'm still searching...

The Dark

You can play this online under the name acrophobia, acronomics or acrony.

Jimbo

an alternate for the OSI model: Please Do Not Throw Sausage Pizza Away (I had a teacher in high school who preferred this one )

For the OP: Evil Indulgent Quarks Will Play Cards Till After Ten