Dennis German via GNU coreutils General Discussion <[email protected]> writes:
> Is there any reason why most documentation (including help) says > "print" (other than tradition). > > It seems to me that very few people actually print the output. > Additionally, regarding pipes, the "output" from one program is not > "displayed" > > I'm not suggesting a massive change but perhaps as changes are made, > the help (and man pages) could be updated. > > Thank you for your consideration. Others may have different opinions, but I feel that the verb "print" comes more naturally to me than "output", even though both would probably work in 99% of situations [1][2]. That could be because the terminology was what I became accustomed to hearing from others who, for example, may have used teleprinters [3]. Collin [1] https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/print [2] https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/output [3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teleprinter#Ways_in_which_teleprinters_were_used
