Date: Mon, 3 Sep 2007 08:36:58 -0400 (EDT) From: Daniel Eischen <deischen@freebsd.org> To: Yar Tikhiy <yar@comp.chem.msu.su> Cc: hackers@freebsd.org, Tim Kientzle <kientzle@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Useful tools missing from /rescue Message-ID: <Pine.GSO.4.64.0709030831580.4324@sea.ntplx.net> In-Reply-To: <20070903120353.GH30502@comp.chem.msu.su> References: <20070901073440.GL85633@comp.chem.msu.su> <46DAFE5C.6070806@freebsd.org> <20070903120353.GH30502@comp.chem.msu.su>
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On Mon, 3 Sep 2007, Yar Tikhiy wrote: > On Sun, Sep 02, 2007 at 11:18:04AM -0700, Tim Kientzle wrote: >> Yar Tikhiy wrote: >>> Hi all, >>> >>> I've had to use /rescue recently and felt lack of a few basic tools >>> in it, namely pgrep(1), head(1), tail(1), tee(1), and a text filter, >>> e.g., sed(1). Well, in fact most functionality of pgrep(1), head(1), >>> tail(1), and even tee(1) can be emulated if one has sed(1), but the >>> tools are so tiny and convenient that it's a pity not to have them >>> all handy during hard times. >>> >>> In addition, there are chflags and chmod in /rescue, but there's >>> no chown in it, so the toolset is a bit incomplete. >> >> Oh, my. chown was definitely an oversight. That >> should have been in there. >> >> My opinions: >> * head, tail, and tee are no-brainers; just do it. >> * sed would be a nice addition. (I atttempted to >> fit 'vi' in there, but curses is rather finicky; >> 'sed' would be more useful.) > > Thank you for supporting my idea! I'm surprised no one has mentioned ftp or fetch. I don't know how large they would be if static, but if you have to grab some files over the network, it can be quite convenient. -- DE
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