RE**n: unix command syntax

Henry Spencer henry at utzoo.UUCP
Fri Apr 13 08:12:08 AEST 1984


"(the least length unambigous switch name == full switch name)", eh?
Won't life be fun for your shell programs and your customers when you
add a new option that makes a bunch of old abbreviations obsolete...

And of course you won't be able to run anyone else's software, or get
anybody else to run yours.

I trust you plan to go through the documentation and remove the word
"UNIX" wherever it appears.
-- 
				Henry Spencer @ U of Toronto Zoology
				{allegra,ihnp4,linus,decvax}!utzoo!henry



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