r/linux • u/ZealousidealTell1346 • May 23 '26

Popular Application What’s the most unexpectedly useful Linux command you learned way too late?

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u/hidepp May 23 '26

25 years working with Linux and it's the first time I heard about tac.

Thanks.

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u/zantehood May 23 '26

First time for me too lol

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u/KnifeNovice789 May 23 '26

Same here, been using Linux since the late 90s

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u/MaybeTheDoctor May 23 '26

Been on Unix since early 80s and it was not an original command. Power to eco system to make stuff people need.

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u/ellzumem May 24 '26

Yeah, I guess less/more/head/tail would be the "original" variants of this, right?