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Article #11942Re: RFC: Amigix (was Re: Unix V7 functi
From: Kevin Clague
Date: Fri, 24 Mar 1989 03:45
Date: Fri, 24 Mar 1989 03:45
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In article <261600001@trsvax> johnm@trsvax.UUCP writes:
>
>I like the idea but think it needs at least one more thing. A unix compatible
>wildcard expansion mechanism. With this we could build the set of unix
>tools that so many of us would like to have on our Amigas. A shell just
>doesn't cut it in many situations because...
>
> A) Many have really annoying restrictions on what you can enter in the
> shell. One of the older shells would not let you run EXECUTE under it.
> What a pain.
>
> B) Tools don't sit there continually sucking up memory. A shell does.
>
> C) You can't replace PART of a shell. You can replace ONE tool.
>
>Even if you only get partway, post what you get done. It will be welcomed.
>
>John Munsch
I appreciate the spirit of this posting, but let's not let it get into
a religious discussion of wildcards like the one in comp.sys.amiga.
Thanks,
Kevin
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!ames!amdahl!kevin From: kevin@uts.amdahl.com (Kevin Clague) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.tech Subject: Re: RFC: Amigix (was Re: Unix V7 functi Message-ID: <0fsYK90nyi1010tJHM2@amdahl.uts.amdahl.com> Date: 24 Mar 89 03:45:23 GMT References: <19104857@pawl24.pawl.rpi.edu> <261600001@trsvax> Reply-To: kevin@amdahl.uts.amdahl.com (Kevin Clague) Organization: Amdahl Corporation, Sunnyvale, CA 94086 Lines: 31