discuss: GNU Linux Tools Summary
Subject:
Re: GNU Linux Tools Summary
From:
"Rodolfo J. Paiz" ####@####.####
Date:
8 Jul 2004 18:51:47 -0000
Message-Id: <6.1.2.0.0.20040708124928.040d53e8@mail.simpaticus.com>
At 02:39 AM 7/8/2004, Michael T Kerrisk wrote:
>That's fine, but then you go into far too much esoteric material. I would
>eliminate discussions of the following altogether:
>
>pgrep
>pkill
>skill
>snice
>slocate
>lastlog
>style
>diff3
>sdiff
>figlet
>join
>enscript
>chcase
>rgrep
>fgrep
>The entire section 13 (Mathematical tools)
>The entire Section 18. (Graphics tools (command line based)) and 19 (Audio
>tools)
>and other stuff as well...
As a bit of support, in the last 8 years the commands in that list I've
actually used are slocate, lastlog, and diff. Never even heard of a few of
them.
Cheers,
--
Rodolfo J. Paiz
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http://www.simpaticus.com
