Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2000 15:22:36 +0200 From: Sheldon Hearn <sheldonh@uunet.co.za> To: Peter Pentchev <roam@orbitel.bg> Cc: arch@freebsd.org Subject: Re: add -I ignoremask option to du(1) Message-ID: <55313.976800156@axl.fw.uunet.co.za> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Thu, 14 Dec 2000 03:48:04 %2B0200." <20001214034803.C575@ringworld.oblivion.bg>
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On Thu, 14 Dec 2000 03:48:04 +0200, Peter Pentchev wrote: > Is there a reason no one has done this yet? :) I think we're getting totally out of hand with respect to teaching utilities how to do each others' jobs for one another. Recursion, exclusion and pattern matching are all creeping into utilities that once did one job well. These things are all handled very well by find and the shell. So the only question is whether we shrug and continue down this road, or limit ourselves to only those silly enhancements that we deem necessary for compatibility with other platforms. Personally, I prefer the latter. Ciao, Sheldon. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-arch" in the body of the message
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