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How do you pronounce zsh? Sudo? Ssh? (self.asklemmy)

submitted 3 months ago by z00s to c/[email protected]

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Ok, going for full controversy here. zsh = "zoosh" ssh = "shoosh" sudo = sue-dough

Before you achktually me, I know it's supposed to be "sue-DO", because the acronym stands for "superuser do", but for the life of me, when I see those letters together it just seems wrong to pronounce it that way.

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[–] [email protected] 21 points 3 months ago (3 children)

I enjoy your pronunciation! I've been using Linux primary for nearly 20 years now. Here's my list:

Command	Phonetic
zsh	zee shell or zed-ess-aitch
ssh	ess-ess-aitch
sudo	soo-doo
awk	awk
sed	sed
regex	reg-eks

[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 months ago (2 children)

For you, is it 'reG-eks' or 'reJ-eks'? I know it should absolutely be the former, but my brain tells me to say the latter when I read it.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Like gif

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago

lol. Well played.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Always the former. It's a short form of regular expression, not rejular expression. But I don't really judge others for their chosen pronunciation, as long as it's understandable.

[–] baldingpudenda 6 points 3 months ago (1 children)

'Nam flashback to the Gif/Jif pronouciation wars.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

Anyone else get ptsd flashbacks to:

“aitch tee tee pee ~~ess~~ colon backslash backslash…” or
“the email address is all lowercase, all one word…”

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

Zee shells See shells
by the awk soo-doo
for the sed reg-seks.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

I know that may sound harsh, but experience doesn't qualify here. You even may have introduced your doctrine to others!!

To provide something to the discussion, here are the common sounds from Germany:

ZETT-ESS-HAH!

SS-HAH!

Su-Doh

'awk (from Hawk) or AHH-WEE-KAAH!!

SETT or even ESS-EH-DEH.

People knowing that it can be named as "superuser do" still say su-Doh. Then on the other hand, dont ask about REH-DU!