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		lalopalota on June 7, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Windows 11 calls a zip file a 'postcode file' in U... Typing out the instructions, copying and pasting the data, then analyzing the output for correctness is faster than running `sort -h` ?

messe on June 8, 2023 | [–]

It can be less mental effort, not necessarily faster.

TeMPOraL on June 8, 2023 | [–]

Faster than recalling or finding out again that it's `sort -h`, and not `sort -n` or `xargs -wtf -- sort -xkcd {}` or whatever.

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