[GTALUG] GECOS

[Christopher Browne]

On 24 March 2015 at 14:49, Ansar Mohammed <ansarm at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello All,
> what's the correct pronunciation of "gecos"?

Per...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Comprehensive_Operating_System

ˈdʒiːkoʊs

Thus...

"G" as in "giant" or "jam"
"i" or "ee" as in "fleece", "feel", "sea"
"k" as in "sky" or at both start and end of "crack"
"o" as in goat, coat, go, bone
"s" as in sigh, mass
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