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From: jlg@lanl.gov (Jim Giles)
Newsgroups: comp.arch
Subject: Re: How wrong is MS-DOS?
Message-ID: <11261@lanl.gov>
Date: 13 Jan 91 05:32:57 GMT
References: <1991Jan13.010437.7212@maverick.ksu.ksu.edu>
Organization: Los Alamos Natl Lab, Los Alamos, N.M.
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From article <1991Jan13.010437.7212@maverick.ksu.ksu.edu>, by jxf@altair.cis.ksu.edu (Jerry Frain):
> [...]
> Why should I use ten different implementations of grep, when I can use the
> very same grep utility whenever I need?

Ask any mechanic whether he'd rather use the correct size socket wrench
from a complete set or always have to use the monkey wrench.  Work is
always more productive when the correct tool is used - not the one-size-
fits-all tool.

Besides, in this case I'm not recommending 'ten different implementations'.
I'm recommending that the one implementation which is usually much more
appropriate is a library routine and not a piped utility.

J. Giles