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Subject: Re: [9fans] acme Local command on p9p
From: Russ Cox <rsc@swtch.com>
To: Rob Pike <robpike@gmail.com>
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> I'm unsure if this conversation is about Plan 9 or plan9port, but in
> any case I've used Local for lots of other things on Plan 9,
> particularly name space manipulations. =C2=A0There, I don't understand wh=
y
> it needs restrictions.
>
> Or are you just saying that on plan9port you need to do magic so you
> might as well catalog the tricks? =C2=A0In that case, I understand.

Yes, the idea is that on plan9port you might change
the implementation of Local to pick off var=3Dvalue
and cd path and run those internally.  It could still
shell out for other commands like Local echo $foo.

Russ