Terminal Cruise

The Unix tool called more lets you browse text files but you can’t go backwards so there’s another tool called less that has more options, on the theory that less is more. Now there’s still another tool called most that has even more features than less! I’m holding out for least.

Sort the Holy Bible by verse length with #Perl #80

perl -e 'print sort {length $b <=> length $a} <>' kjv.txt

NEH.10:16 - Adonijah, Bigvai, Adin,    
NEH.10:18 - Hodijah, Hashum, Bezai,    
NEH.10:27 - Malluch, Harim, Baanah.    
NEH.12:5 - Miamin, Maadiah, Bilgah,    
JOH.6:48 - I am that bread of life.    
1CH.1:24 - Shem, Arphaxad, Shelah,    
NEH.10:13 - Hodijah, Bani, Beninu.    
NEH.10:17 - Ater, Hizkijah, Azzur,    
NEH.11:33 - Hazor, Ramah, Gittaim,    
NEH.12:4 - Iddo, Ginnetho, Abijah,    
JOB.3:2 - And Job spake, and said,    
EXO.20:15 - Thou shalt not steal.    
1TH.5:19 - Quench not the Spirit.    
1TH.5:25 - Brethren, pray for us.    
EXO.20:13 - Thou shalt not kill.    
NEH.10:15 - Bunni, Azgad, Bebai,    
LUK.17:32 - Remember Lot's wife.    
1TH.5:17 - Pray without ceasing.    
DEU.5:17 - Thou shalt not kill.    
1CH.1:26 - Serug, Nahor, Terah,    
1CH.1:1 - Adam, Sheth, Enosh,    
1CH.1:25 - Eber, Peleg, Reu,    
1TH.5:16 - Rejoice evermore.    
JOH.11:35 - Jesus wept.

A XEN KOAN

Xena said, “There is a mode where the pipes seek neither to conquer the musician nor to be conquered by the musician.”

Gabhopper gave the pipes to Xena. “Please teach me this mystical mode.”

Xena dropped the pipes and crushed them under her boots.

And Gabhopper was enlightened!