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-> WC> I intuited something while playing around in Linux and
-> WC> tripped over a undocumented command I seemingly used in an
-> WC> inappropriate way that happened to work. Then I redirected
-> WC> the output into a file rather than try to follow the screen
-> WC> output. 

-> Many things *nix users take for granted are multiple existing
-> utilities strung together and stored as 'scripts'. It appears
-> to be an application but is really multiple binaries
-> redirecting input/output to one another and eventually to the
-> screen for displays. You may have tripped over a script for
-> port scanning? 

Upon reflection I believe the command was documented but my use of   
it was a bit out of line with what it was supposed to do.