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		valarauca1 on July 3, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Unix Tricks Bash substitutions are done prior to execution so your history stays intact. Older open source projects are just amazing for how complete their feature set is.

pokpokpok on July 3, 2014 [–]

is this how people feel about religious texts?

valarauca1 on July 3, 2014 | | [–]

Originally I was gonna write:

>Religious texts don't change over time due to community suggested changes.

Then I caught myself.

carlisle_ on July 3, 2014 | | [–]

You mean my bash fanaticism isn't religious?

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