Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sdd.hp.com!uakari.primate.wisc.edu!ames!amelia!pioneer.arc.nasa.gov!samlb From: samlb@pioneer.arc.nasa.gov (Sam Bassett RCS) Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions Subject: Re: Why is there an 'f' command? Message-ID: <7075@amelia.nas.nasa.gov> Date: 30 Jun 90 06:11:53 GMT References: <3543@umbc3.UMBC.EDU> Sender: news@amelia.nas.nasa.gov Reply-To: samlb@pioneer.arc.nasa.gov.UUCP (Sam Bassett RCS) Organization: NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA. Lines: 9 Yup -- programmer laziness -- wouldn't _you_ rather type just one letter, rather than 6?? Sam'l Bassett, Sterling Software @ NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field CA 94035 Work: (415) 604-4792; Home: (415) 969-2644 samlb@well.sf.ca.us samlb@ames.arc.nasa.gov := 'Sterling doesn't _have_ opinions -- much less NASA!'