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Article #25Re: dataflow shell
From: Dave Smith
Date: Mon, 20 Nov 1989 22:22
Date: Mon, 20 Nov 1989 22:22
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In article <0207@sheol.UUCP> throopw@sheol.UUCP (Wayne Throop) writes: > >Well, ugly as the bourne shell syntax for these things is, and limited >as it is (it can't for example produce two dataflows between just two >processes, nor a circular dataflow, nor many others), it IS ALREADY a >start. Why not start using it, and expand on it by writing pipe >fittings as needed, like the "split" option of grep, or the "join" >option of diff, and others? Because writing the spiffy graphical interface is a whole lot more fun than writing dataflow Bourne shell scripts. :-) -- David L. Smith FPS Computing, San Diego ucsd!celerity!dave or dave@fps.com "I'm trying to think, but nothing happens!" - Curly Fine
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!attcan!uunet!cs.utexas.edu!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!ucbvax!hplabs!hp-sdd!ucsdhub!celit!dave From: dave@fps.com (Dave Smith) Newsgroups: comp.lang.visual,comp.lang.misc Subject: Re: dataflow shell Message-ID: <4111@celit.fps.com> Date: 20 Nov 89 22:22:16 GMT References: <13770@orstcs.CS.ORST.EDU> <7000@ficc.uu.net> <1989Nov17.040858.22886@rpi.edu> <3907@celit.fps.com> <0207@sheol.UUCP> Sender: daemon@fps.com Reply-To: dave@fps.com (Dave Smith) Followup-To: comp.lang.visual Organization: FPS Computing Inc., San Diego CA Lines: 17