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xkcd #149

Sandwich

by Randall MunroePublished: License: CC BY-NC 2.5

Comic: Sandwich (xkcd #149). Transcript below.

Sandwich © Randall Munroe · xkcd · CC BY-NC 2.5

Hover textProper User Policy apparently means Simon Says.

Why it lands

sudo runs a command as the superuser, so the second request is one the other person cannot refuse. The line has been quoted at programmers ever since, and it is the shortest explanation of what sudo does that most people will ever hear.

Transcript

  1. MAKE ME A SANDWICH.
  2. WHAT? MAKE IT YOURSELF.
  3. SUDO MAKE ME A SANDWICH.
  4. OKAY.

Credits

Original
Sandwich — Randall Munroe, xkcd

The English page shows the original image unmodified. The Japanese page shows an adaptation by wtfe²: the lettering was erased from the art and replaced with a Japanese translation. The adaptation is shared under the same license as the original.