How do you pronounce zsh? Sudo? Ssh?
How do you pronounce zsh? Sudo? Ssh?
Ok, going for full controversy here. zsh = "zoosh" ssh = "shoosh" sudo = sue-dough
Before you achktually me, I know it's supposed to be "sue-DO", because the acronym stands for "superuser do", but for the life of me, when I see those letters together it just seems wrong to pronounce it that way.
Zed-shell, soo-dough, s-s-h
49 0 ReplyIs that how you pronounce it? I always say Zed-S-H
10 0 ReplyLess of a tongue twister
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When I first saw
sudo
I assumed it was pronounced "pseudo" because it lets you fake like you're doing stuff as another user. So that has stuck for me. (And despite all evidence, I still low-key believe it's a clever pun encompassing both that and the official "superuser do.")42 0 ReplyYeah. I totally thought this too. That’s why I was stubborn about it. 🙄.
On a more serious note. I love this lol.
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For me, zsh is pronounced "bash."
(One-upping your "full controversy," LOL)
41 0 ReplyHaha I was waiting for this one!
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For ZSH and SSH I just speak the letters: Z-S-H, S-S-H. Sudo as
"SUE-do""SUE-doo".One I wonder about is xrandr. I say "EKS-rand-ur", have heard others say "eks-R-and-R".
edit: for sudo long vowel. Also I tend to stress the H in ZSH and SSH.
28 0 ReplyEven though it's only one extra syllable, "eks-R-and-R" just sounds awkward. I definitely go with "EKS-rand-ur"
6 0 ReplyI have also always said eks-rand-ur. Not heard eks-R-and-R
1 0 ReplyTechnically it stands for “rotate and rescale” or something like that.
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zsh: “Z shell”
ssh: S-S-H
sudo: I always think of it as “pseudo”22 0 ReplyFor me (UK):
zsh = zed ess aitch
sudo - exactly the same as "pseudo"
ssh = ess ess aitch
I'm not alone in this, it's only what all of my colleagues say.
20 0 ReplyI'm Aussie so I feel like the proper way to say zsh is as you described, but it just feels cumbersome, so I say "zoosh"
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Well, achktually SUDO stands for "substitute-user do." The default action just happens to be the super user, but you can substitute any user.
20 0 ReplyTIL
I've never used Linux with more than one user (me) so the thought never crossed my mind
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I enjoy your pronunciation! I've been using Linux primary for nearly 20 years now. Here's my list:
Command Phonetic zsh zee shell or zed-ess-aitch ssh ess-ess-aitch sudo soo-doo awk awk sed sed regex reg-eks 19 0 ReplyFor you, is it 'reG-eks' or 'reJ-eks'? I know it should absolutely be the former, but my brain tells me to say the latter when I read it.
11 0 ReplyLike gif
10 0 ReplyAlways the former. It's a short form of regular expression, not rejular expression. But I don't really judge others for their chosen pronunciation, as long as it's understandable.
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Zee shells See shells
by the awk soo-doo
for the sed reg-seks.3 0 ReplyI know that may sound harsh, but experience doesn't qualify here. You even may have introduced your doctrine to others!!
:)
To provide something to the discussion, here are the common sounds from Germany:
ZETT-ESS-HAH!
SS-HAH!
Su-Doh
'awk (from Hawk) or AHH-WEE-KAAH!!
SETT or even ESS-EH-DEH.
People knowing that it can be named as "superuser do" still say su-Doh. Then on the other hand, dont ask about REH-DU!
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Zed shell.
Pseudo.
Ess ess aitch.
13 0 ReplyZee shell
Sue dough
Ess ess aitchThat said, I have no problems changing my pronunciations if I find the creators or whatever said, "Actually, it's pronounced <like this>."
12 0 ReplySue-dough & s-s-h here. Can’t speak to zsh yet, haven’t actually talked about it w/ others yet. How about /etc/? Sometimes I call it “e-t-c” but others I say “etsee”
11 0 ReplyI guess I’m in the minority here calling it “et cetera”
8 0 ReplyI say etsy because I think I heard some Linux YouTubers call it that back in the day and it just stuck
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As a former IT guy, I got used to just saying "secure shell" every time I saw SSH, to help teach my younger IT folks the lingo. I don't even say the acronym anymore. When I did, I just spoke the letters (es-es-aich).
Same for ZSH; I just call it Z-Shell (zee-shell).
Sudo has always been "soo-doh" (or "sue-dough" as OP spelled it; same pronunciation). I've never met anyone who pronounced it differently in my 20 years of IT work.
10 0 ReplyThat's interesting because any time this comes up online I see scores of people claiming that it MUST be pronounced "Sue Doo", but literally never heard anyone say that IRL either
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ZSH = Zee-shell
SSH = S-S-H
SUDO = Sue-dough
KornShell = Aaaarrre you readyyyyyyyyy!9 0 ReplyZsh: "Zed shell" or "Zee shell" (depends)
SSH: spelt out S-S-H (both in English and in my native language)
sudo: like "sumo wrestler" only with a "d"
9 0 ReplyWord IPA Notes sudo sʏː.doʔ short u (though my accent pronounces it a bit differently); then ‘do’ (as in the note) followed by a glottal stop zsh ziː.esː.ejtʃ z-s-h spelled out ssh esː.esː.ejtʃ s-s-h spelled out 9 0 ReplyIts fun to talk about SQL pronunciation as well.
I am a fan of “ess Quaal”
8 0 ReplyI'm relative sure SQL is a backronym for Sequel, and Microsoft had to change the name and wanted to keep the pronunciation. But ess Quall is my favorite so far, that's amazing
The original name SEQUEL, which is widely regarded as a pun on QUEL, the query language of Ingres,[14] was later changed to SQL (dropping the vowels) because "SEQUEL" was a trademark of the UK-based Hawker Siddeley Dynamics Engineering Limited company.[15] The label SQL later became the acronym for Structured Query Language.
11 0 ReplyI think you’re right about the SEQUEL to SQL backformation but why would Microsoft enter into it at all?
The naming and origin of SQL happened back in the 70s, long before Microsoft did its work on porting Sybase to OS/2 in the late 80s.
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I thought it was just "sequel"? Like that was the official pronunciation? Or is there not an accepted "official" pronunciation?
3 0 ReplyI think it is, or at least thats what I call it in my regular day to day. But calling it es Qual is fun
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Haha sounds like some kind of exotic spanish fashion brand. "Who am I wearing? Oh, it's es Quaal."
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I don't pronounce them at all, because that would require friends in the real world
7 0 ReplyAw I'll be your friend
1 0 ReplyI appreciate that. I probably should have put a /s tag on it.
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I always read it as zed ess heych
7 0 Replyi always call it zee, but only for zsh. It's zed for any other purpose
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Zee shell, sue dough, s s h
7 0 Reply“Zee shell”
“Sue doo”
“Ess ess aitch”
7 0 ReplyI never read it out loud, but in my mind it's always "zeesh"
sudo is just pseudo and ssh is just the 3 letters
6 0 ReplyZeesh sounds like something Amy from Futurama would say
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Zee Ess Aitch
Ess Ess Aitch
Psuedo
Sue-doo is weird and unnatural.
6 0 ReplyI know a guy that says ess-you-doo
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I know it's not consistent but I read them like zsh = zee shell, ssh I spell out "s s h", sudo I say /ˈsuː.doʊ/. or "soo dough"
6 0 ReplySudo - Su-dough
SSH - Es-es-eych (ch like change)
Zsh - Zesh
5 0 ReplyZsh: Ts-sch
Ssh: Ss-sch
sudo: Es Yu De Oh
5 0 Reply??????????????
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I use vie in the zeeshell to edit my suedooers file.
5 0 Replyfish: fish
5 0 ReplyChmod = Chad mod
4 0 Reply4 0 ReplyLol now fire ze missiles
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- Zee shell
- Sue dough
- Ess ess aych
- Sequel
- Jif
- Double U double U double U dot
4 0 ReplyZush rhymes with kush in my head. But out loud I say the letters because I think zush probably isn't how you're supposed to say it
Soo-dough (dough like the stuff you knead)
Es-es-aych
Oh also, I've found myself pronouncing the normal English word "gnome" as "guh nome" now because that's how the DE is pronounced lol
4 0 ReplyEs-es-eych
Zed-es-eych
sue-dough
slash-et-see
user-bin-env
4 0 ReplyI say "zeesh". Like "sheesh" with a z.
4 0 Replyzee-shell or zed-shell, depending on dialect
4 0 Replyzsh: ĵ
ssh: "ssh bby is ok"
sudo: like sumo wrestling4 0 Reply😂 10/10 for style
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Zeesh. Rhymes with sheesh!
4 0 ReplyZzzzzZZzzsh
Sue-do
Ass-ass-hate
3 0 ReplyI've always pronounced sudo the same way that the sudo part of sudowoodo is pronounced. I actually used to think it was an obscure Pokemon reference when I first started using Linux but both Linux and sudo itself Predate Pokemon.
3 0 ReplyThere is entirely too much dough in this thread (/j).
I pronounce it staccato:
s'ú . d'ó2 0 ReplyZ-shell sue doe S.S.H
2 0 ReplyAt work we all pronounce zsh “zish” like dish but with a z.
sudo is sue-doo, not sue-dough or pseudo
SSH is just s-s-h
2 0 Reply- "zish" so it doesn't sound like "sheesh"
- ess ess aych
- sue-dough
2 0 ReplyHow about kubectl?
1 0 ReplyI just pronounce them as I should do in my native language.
ZSH: zé-es-há /zeːɛʃhaː/
SSH: es-es-há /ɛʃɛʃhaː/
sudo: sudó /ʃudoː/ (with ʃ(sh) and long o at the end - this is a rule in my language, every o at the end of a word must be long, with two exceptions)
I say them like this (in my head) even if I read english text.
1 0 ReplySpanish or Portugese? Catalan?
1 0 ReplyNah, the continent is OK, but a bit more to the east
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Z-shell
1 0 ReplyZee shell, soo-doo, S-S-H.
1 0 ReplyI say zsh, s s h, and sudo. But I'm Finnish and we're literal folk language wise.
1 0 ReplyAh but do you say it "Sue Doo" or "Sue dough"?
But I'm Finnish
Wait... Linus?
1 0 ReplyNo. If they want to call it sue doo or sue dough, they should have written that. :)
I also pronounce Linus Linus.
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Zed ess aitch
1 0 Replyzorn-shell, do-as, s-s-h
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1 0 ReplyEngine-X
5 0 ReplyEn-jinx
4 0 ReplyEnginyx
Like Engineer + nyx
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Only correct answer is whatever theprimeagen says
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Zee shell, or zish or just each letter ze es aych depends on my mood and if I’m feeling spicy.
1 0 ReplyZsh - za-sh (like bash)
Ssh - s-s-h
Sudo - sue-do
Awk - aw-k (like the hawk but no h)
Cat - c-a-t
Chmod - ch-mod (ch like change and mod like model)
Mkdir - m-k-dir
Vim - vim
Vi - v-i
Journald - journald (like journal and the d like Harold)
Sed - sed
Man - maan
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