On Thu, Mar 16, 2023 at 06:12:51PM +0000, James Youngman <j...@gnu.org> wrote:
> Interesting question. I just asked Herb Gellis, the inventor of > xargs. No answer yet. "x" is often used in abbreviations and initialisms of words that start with "ex". it's quite possible that it wasn't even a conscious decision. it's a better choice than "e" because at least "x" sounds like "ex", while "e" doesn't. cheers, raf
