linux-kernel - Re: sed _s_gnu_alternatives_ (Re: [rft] (g)awk substitution)

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Message-Id: <200701251303.33607.rob@landley.net>
Date:	Thu, 25 Jan 2007 13:03:32 -0500
From:	Rob Landley <rob@...dley.net>
To:	Oleg Verych <olecom@...wer.upol.cz>
Cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...l.org>, Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: sed _s_gnu_alternatives_ (Re: [rft] (g)awk substitution)

On Thursday 25 January 2007 4:40 am, Oleg Verych wrote:
> > Your objection is a bit like saying "and don't use cat".  I'm saying don't 
> > call cat "gcat" when you just mean plain old cat.
> 
> No it's not, really. I don't want to see pipes, fork()s, disk seek,
> when task can be done without it. I know, what awk is, and i hope it
> will have its better time.

*shrug*  Making the need for "gawk" go away was my goal, and gawk->awk was the 
minimal change.  If you want more than that, I'm not objecting, just not 
personally interested.

I believe "shift 5" is also SUSv3. :)

Rob
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