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- From: peter@global.hacktic.nl (Peter Busser)
- Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards,comp.unix.shell
- Subject: Re: The Problem with UNIX
- Message-ID: <1992Nov14.153857.1666@global.hacktic.nl>
- Date: Sat, 14 Nov 1992 15:38:57 GMT
- References: <1992Nov9.172715.16367@cs.wisc.edu> <1992Nov11.194557.16258@yarc.uucp> <1992Nov13.091914.6799@thunder.mcrcim.mcgill.edu>
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- mouse@thunder.mcrcim.mcgill.edu (der Mouse) writes:
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- > cat a b > b
-
- >files? Consider instead "echo a b > b".[%]
-
- I did just that with bash and it didn't complain. But yet, echo is often a
- built-in command. It complained about 'cat a b >b' but didn't complain about
- 'cat a b|cat>b' so it's not perfect.
-
- >switched to using dd, which mercifully had not been broken by some
- >overzealous fool trying to keep people from shooting themselves in the
- >foot.
-
- <GRIN>
-
- >Yes, it might. So what? Is "acceptance in the general microcomputer
- >market place" something we wish for UNIX? If it means dumbing down the
- >interface until people no longer have enough rope to hang themselves,
- >well, you can if you want, but I'll keep using what I've got.
-
- Acceptance in the general microcomputer market also means more software, lower
- prices, more support (every (S)VGA card ships with Windows drivers, but X11
- support is harder to get), more UNIX related jobs (or do you prefer to use
- Windows at work? :), more UNIX everything.
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