sam hint

[mkc@bull.se mkc@bull.se]

forsyth@plan9.cs.york.ac.uk writes:

> in my window system startup file, i typically create one window of
> significant size in which i run sam.  that remains on screen until i
> log out (subject to `Hide' in 8½ or 9wm).  as i wander about the
> system in other windows, i use the B command (see sam(1)) to throw
> files into it for editing.

I found the scripts for B for Bourne shell and rc somewhere, but at
that time I only downloaded the Bourne version, which I still have,
and now I don't seem to find the place I snarfed them from. I have
gone through the Bell Labs FTP site, but I wasn't able to find them
there.

Where can I find an rc version of B that will work under Plan 9? The
Bourne shell version I have makes use of a temporary file to send
commands to sam. The file is named after the user and the DISPLAY
variable. I figured that the rc script available was for Unix systems,
too. Is it possible to use the same script under Unix and Plan 9? I
find that strange.

Mikael Cardell <mkc@bull.se>
Systems Engineer
Telco Solutions, System Integration Services
Bull Northern Europe