Tjeerd HansDec 23, 2022
~aewens 
Dec 23, 2022 at 3:11pmWeb
Show threadYogthosDec 23, 2022
@aewens Arnold version
Show threadtouch fluffy tailDec 23, 2022
cc @yes
Show threadjn (big endian energy)Dec 23, 2022
@aewens Now musst you ze Feil extrakten. Tipp "tar xzf bla.tgz" into your Konsole.
Show threadaprzn Dec 23, 2022
@aewens tar xtract ze vucking file
Show threadDasFaultierDec 23, 2022
@aprzn @aewens exactly what goes on in my mind, thank you.
Show threadAsbjørnDec 23, 2022
@aewens related:
Show threadbartDec 23, 2022
@aewens if tar is German, then netstat is Dutch.
netstat -tlpn
Show threadjnfrd JanDec 23, 2022
@aewens shouldn’t it be „kriät sis feil“?
Show threadDominikDec 23, 2022
@aewens can confirm 😂
Show threadElijah MathewsDec 23, 2022
@aewens I'll finally be able to remember this command now!
Show threadBèr KesselsDec 23, 2022

@aewens exactly!

I once had a colleague who asked ‘what did you say’ when I mumbled ze german tar mnemonic. Apparently I do it out loud

Show threadlampDec 23, 2022
@aewens xtrakt ze vukcing file
Show threadAmir SadoughiDec 23, 2022
@aewens haha, I think they should add this to the man for tar!
Show threadKevin Karhan Dec 23, 2022
@aewens this actually work and is true.
Show threadkeithDec 23, 2022
@aewens haha - i also say something when creating tar files: `tar jfc data.tbz data`
Show threadLukas SimonisDec 23, 2022
@aewens
doesn't work for me, I just mash all three letters in whatever order my fingers get to them
@daedalus
Show threadJens HannemannDec 23, 2022
@aewens Curse you. As a #German, I’m now condemned to think of those flags forever in this way from now on.
Show threadErik 📻🪐🚲Dec 23, 2022
@aewens Thank you, this I wont be able to unlearn. 😅
Show threadRingo De SmetDec 23, 2022
@aewens ping @_ediri 😂
Show threadPointyFluffDec 24, 2022

@aewens

odd, that's not file specific.

`z` is for compression, can be used for streams as well.

Show threadHRH ginsterbuschDec 24, 2022

@aewens and what an actual German would say is:

"Eks Zet Eff" ^^

although I usually say it "Tarr Eeks Aff Zat" (because I do "tar xfz" and not xzf) ;)

Show threadBeing AdrianDec 26, 2022
@aewens that's a good one. thank you.
Show threadKevin Karhan Dec 31, 2022
@aewens qcall me weird but I use #bzip2 instead...