From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
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Date: Sat,  3 Oct 2009 14:05:55 -0500
From: blstuart@bellsouth.net
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Subject: Re: [9fans] mishandling empty lists - let's fix it
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>> Does anyone agree with me that it needs fixing?
>
> I don't. I also think that even if it were a problem the usage is far
> too ingrained to be fixable.

Nor do I.  Having the no-argument case be filter behavior
(stdin/stdout) is the most elegant, consistent, and predictable
of the options I've seen.

BLS