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View AllThe silence rule, also known as silence is golden, is an important part of the Unix philosophy that when a program has nothing surprising, interesting, or useful to say, it shouldn't say anything. This means that well-developed programs must treat their users' attention and focus as valuable, and thus perform their tasks as discreetly as possible. In other words, silence itself is a virtue.
The silence rule, also known as silence is golden, is an important part of the Unix philosophy that when a program has nothing surprising, interesting, or useful to say, it shouldn't say anything. This means that well-developed programs must treat their users' attention and focus as valuable, and thus perform their tasks as discreetly as possible. In other words, silence itself is a virtue.