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On this deserted island I could use some help() (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
submitted 1 week ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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[–] [email protected] 36 points 1 week ago (2 children)

help -h

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 week ago

help --help

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

man help
or
help man

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

help bro

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago

alias bro='man'

[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 week ago (2 children)

It looks like you are asking for help.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 week ago (1 children)

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I've never seen MacGyver, is this that? 🫢

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 week ago

Yes. Good old Angus MacGyver in action. As I remember, he did it as a distraction for security.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 week ago (1 children)

help now actually opens the help utility on Python 3.13!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago

As well as exit!

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 week ago

Well in that case simply import antigravity

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

It'll be funnier if this were written on a note dropped from a plane passing overhead

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Usually signalling for help isn't something you leave to day 2... I think they might just be taking a vacation.