Seems to me far too many people try and use shell script way beyond what it >was intended to do - ie navitage the file system, link commands together and >job control - and use it where they'd be far better off simply using perl or >python (or even awk) which leads shell authors to bung in features no sane >person in their right mind would ever need, never mind use.
In article <ue3qnr$3omqt$1@dont-email.me>, <Muttley@dastardlyhq.com> wrote: >....
Seems to me far too many people try and use shell script way beyond what it >>was intended to do - ie navitage the file system, link commands together and >>job control - and use it where they'd be far better off simply using perl or >>python (or even awk) which leads shell authors to bung in features no sane >>person in their right mind would ever need, never mind use.
You know what they say about opinions.
Everybody's got one.
In article <ue3qnr$3omqt$1@dont-email.me>, <Muttley@dastardlyhq.com> wrote: ...
Seems to me far too many people try and use shell script way beyond what it >>was intended to do - ie navitage the file system, link commands together and >>job control - and use it where they'd be far better off simply using perl or >>python (or even awk) which leads shell authors to bung in features no sane >>person in their right mind would ever need, never mind use.
You know what they say about opinions.
Everybody's got one.
On 2023-09-16, Kenny McCormack <gazelle@shell.xmission.com> wrote:
...
You know what they say about opinions.
Everybody's got one.
The version I remember is:
Well, you know, opinions are like assholes: everyone has one.
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