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PC LOAD LITTER

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cat litter > /dev/lp0

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What thefuck does that mean?

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cat is the program that reads the contents of specific file

litter is the file

> means forward the output of the program to the file

/dev/lp0 is Line Printer 0 so just printer

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your name is fitting

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It’s a pun on PC LOAD LETTER, which is an old error message roughly meaning “load letter paper into the paper cartridge”. The other person thought you replied to the other² person.

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The comment is also a reference.

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