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From: jon@shaffer.UUCP (Jon Doran/60000)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.rt
Subject: Re: AIX Peculiarities
Summary: Not true...
Message-ID: <2533@shaffer.UUCP>
Date: 9 Aug 89 01:49:44 GMT
References: <13000@well.UUCP>
Organization: IBM AWD, Austin, TX
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Gee, I should have included the referenced article ... too late.

In responce to the individual who offered two examples of non-standard
commands in AIX (print and tctl):

	"pr" is still around, it never sent anything to the printer
before, it is just a filter.  "print" is a bit weird, but I've never
seen too much standardization in this department.  I remember UCB
changing the print command every release...  Anyway this is a valid
point, but if it bothers you make a shell script; that is what I did.

	"tctl" is the streaming tape control program.  This is hardware
dependant, and has not been standardized to the best of my knowledge.
I remember several different vendors with similar programs, none of which
have used the same name.  Unix has several hardware dependant programs:
4014, 300, 450 and other similar stuff in /usr/bin.  I'm sure these caused
similar uproar upon introduction.

	In summary, the people who work on AIX development have fought hard
to keep the names and behavior of Unix utilities the same as on other versions
of Unix.  I'm sure there are going to be minor differences show up, it
would be a miracle if they didn't.  But IBM is actively seeking to avoid this.
If any of the folks using AIX have any other examples, please share them with
the rest of us.  Only this way can they be corrected.

Jon Doran
IBM AWD, Austin TX