Version 1.7 of the GNU shell programming utilities

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2 total messages Started by Wayne Pollock Tue, 01 Sep 1992 00:13

#703

Author: Wayne Pollock
Date: Tue, 01 Sep 1992 00:13

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While not (currently) a user of Gnu, I have to wonder why the programming
utilities echo and xargs aren't in the same package as tee and test?

Just curious,

Wayne Pollock (The MAD Scientist)
Internet:	pollock@eggo.csee.usf.edu

Version 1.7 of the GNU shell programming utilities

#706

Author: Francois Pinard
Date: Tue, 01 Sep 1992 03:22

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   While not (currently) a user of Gnu, I have to wonder why the
   programming utilities echo and xargs aren't in the same package as
   tee and test?

`echo' is a GNU bash builtin, but to my knowledge, does not exist yet
as a separate program.  For `xargs', it is provided withing GNU find
distribution.

If I remember correctly, xargs was added to the GNU find distribution
when options where added to find for working more securely with xargs.

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