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Is it okay to create a thread such as "What does this {i%*=} do?
Yes, is certainly OK to ask any technical question you wish about UNIX, Linux or any related technologies here. In general, questions like the one above in the question should be asked in the "beginners" forum. If possible, please minimize using code and special characters in the titles of discussions and use CODE tags and ICODE tags in your posts when posting code, code fragments, sample input, output and any text which not typical human conversation.
It is even more OK
after having searched the forum archives for exactly this question. Chances are it has been answered over and over again. If one did in fact search and come up empty it is very helpful to say something to the effect of
i searched for 'foo' and 'bar' but didn't find anything useful. Answers may include:
You should have searched for "blubb" instead which turned up <this link> and <that link>
or indeed a genuine new answer because the question has never been asked before. In both cases you take away something from it.
Before posting you might want to correct some typos:
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UNIX.COM was on of the first moderated forums
on => one
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This concept is a old and established as
a => as
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font families are sans-serif, for consistently and clarity.
consistently => consistency
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