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The tool on the cover of Knoppix Hacks is a pocket knife. Since prehistoric times, knives have been used for hunting, eating, and defense. Frontiersmen, explorers, travelers, and soldiers all found ways of making their knives portable. Some knives were placed in sheaths and attached to belts, or they were slipped into stockings. Knives that were designed to fold into the handle were carried in pockets.