Re: [9fans] finding acme window id from shell script?

[Axel Belinfante <Axel.Belinfante@cs.utwente.nl>]

> > id=`{grep $% /mnt/acme/index | awk '{print $1}'} ,  or so
>
> that's not entirely accurate as it's quite possible to have have
> different acme windows with the same tag file, either deliberately
> (via Zerox) or accidentally (by typing).

Agreed. Your $acmewin is better in that respect.
Or e.g. a file /mnt/acme/id , or...

> while we're on the subject of shell scripts for acme, here's a little
> shell script i wrote years ago to show me what changes i'd made to a
> file within acme.
> it's a testament to the resilience of the file-style interface that it
> has remained unchanged (and working) throughout all the changes to
> acme (e.g. alef->C) that have taken place in the meantime. the
> modification date on the script is March 1999.


Nice! (both the script, and the resilience of the file-style interface)

Axel.