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When to use standard error stream in command-line application?

An official standard / convention for a file extension for shell scripts to source

Why does Bash's source not need the execution bit?

File extensions for unix shell scripts

File and directory naming conventions

Why do we use su - and not just su?

Anyone know the meaning of yy?

Newton's Law of Cooling: $\delta Q$ or $\mathrm{d}Q$?

Why is gravity considered a negative vector in a pendulum question?

How can $U$ have an arbitrary zero point and still be extensive?