What's your favorite Linux command/program(referring to command-line tools)?
here are a few i like

grep, fork, sex, emerge ... there's many more, so if you happen to guess one, i'll tell you why, and my use for them

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Microsoft, the leader in using innovative tactics to promote irksome experience, coupled with antiquated technology that's held together by a pyramid of makeshift afterthoughts.
Apple, the leader in using irksome tactics to promote innovative experience, coupled with an antiquated core that's enhanced by state-of-the-art afterthoughts.
Linux, the leader in not using any tactics to promote user-defined experience, coupled with state-of-the-art core enhanced by innovative afterthoughts.
