What do Unix command names stand for?
> cat = "CATenate" 
> catenate is an obscure word<p>The word is concatenate.<p>dd isn't on there, but it's good: it stands for 'copy and convert'. As you can imagine 'cc' was taken.<p>'less' is a joke, people who remember 'more' might find it funny, but few people remember 'more' so younger folks just think it's a nonsense name.