Date: Sun, 02 Sep 2007 11:18:04 -0700 From: Tim Kientzle <kientzle@freebsd.org> To: Yar Tikhiy <yar@comp.chem.msu.su> Cc: hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Useful tools missing from /rescue Message-ID: <46DAFE5C.6070806@freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <20070901073440.GL85633@comp.chem.msu.su> References: <20070901073440.GL85633@comp.chem.msu.su>
next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
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.) * I personally would not add pgrep/pkill because I never use them. Of course, it's hard to get worked up about 45k, so feel free to ignore the above. Cheers, Tim Kientzle
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?46DAFE5C.6070806>