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To: 9fans@9fans.net
From: orc@pell.portland.or.us (david parsons)
Date: Tue,  8 Apr 2008 16:51:53 -0700
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Subject: Re: [9fans] bug in echo?
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In article <38229A66-D771-46FB-9D4B-B1A1733D0FF0@mac.com>,
Pietro Gagliardi <pietro10@mac.com> wrote:
>The ultimate echo, actually useful, but no one wants it.
>
>NAME
>       echo: echo arguments
>SYNOPSIS
>       echo [-1abCDEeilmNnOqrtuVvwXx] [-B base] [-c cmd] [-d char] [-f
>file] [-L len] [-o file] [-S voice] [-s char] [args...]
>DESCRIPTION
>       echo outputs its arguments. It takes the following switches:


    You missed a few things in this shudderingly horrible
    version of echo:

        1) no long options, which you need so you can have
           the --copyright and --version options.
        2) no roman numeral output.

    Fortunately, I have no self-respect and some spare time,
    so when I implemented this gem of design minimalism I
    put those horrible omissions in.

       http://www.pell.portland.or.us/~orc/Code/secho/

    I would have used the horrible FSF autoconfigure code,
    but it turns out that I've got some remaining standards.


    -david "share and enjoy!" parsons