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Re: Why use pwd(1) for getpwd(3C)? (Re: Why use find?)

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From: Dave Decot
Date: Fri, 02 Nov 1990 01:21
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Everything (at least everything one might think of calling a "system call"
or "library routine" or "subroutine") in POSIX is called a "function".

Implementation is irrelevant!    You will conform!

Dave
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From: decot@hpisod2.cup.hp.com (Dave Decot)
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Subject: Re: Why use pwd(1) for getpwd(3C)? (Re: Why use find?)
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Date: 2 Nov 90 01:21:19 GMT
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