From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
Subject: Re: [9fans] 'find'
From: Jack Johnson <fragment@nas.com>
To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu
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Date: Sun,  6 Jul 2003 09:12:51 -0700
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On Sat, 2003-07-05 at 11:38, Dan Cross wrote:
> > Take your pick.
> >
> >     grep pattern <foo
> >     grep <foo pattern
> >     <foo grep pattern
>
> err, this *does* beg the question; what's wrong with `grep pattern foo'?

My original question was about prefering to edit the end of the line
when you change your mind (or make a mistake) in pattern.

So, for me, the last two make for a good alternative to the "useless
cat".

-Jack