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Linux is sexist
The Jester (P. S. of Village Idiots, Muse of Comedians, Keeper of Jokes, Chef and Seraph of Bad Jokes) LUG @ A458228 Started conversation May 7, 2001
Why can you "man bash" but not "woman bash"?!?
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Linux is sexist
xyroth Posted May 7, 2001
because it is a very old man 
the command was written a long time before the bash shell, so the clash was never spotted.
Linux is sexist
MaW Posted May 9, 2001
Because it has nothing to do with women at all! Abbreviation of "manual" which is a word derived from "manus" meaning hand.
Yes, the language is inherently sexist. Find me one that's not and I'll... err... be very surprised.
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