Those Who Get It…

Those Who Get It…
linux-memes, windows-memes, bash-memes, terminal-memes, home-directory-memes | ProgrammerHumor.io

Linux users see a folder icon with ~/* and think "home directory with all files" – simple, elegant, powerful. Windows users see the same thing and their brain goes full 1984 dystopian mode.

The tilde (~) is Linux's shorthand for your home directory, and the asterisk wildcard means "everything." So ~/* literally translates to "all files in my home directory." For Linux folks, it's just another Tuesday. For Windows users who've never touched a terminal or dealt with Unix-style paths, it might as well be hieroglyphics carved by ancient sysadmins.

The facial expressions capture it perfectly: Linux guy is casually nodding like "yeah, I know exactly what's in there," while Windows guy looks like he's contemplating the existential dread of learning bash syntax.

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