Newsgroups: comp.os.misc Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!lavaca.uh.edu!menudo.uh.edu!sugar!ficc!peter From: peter@ficc.ferranti.com (Peter da Silva) Subject: Re: Globbing Message-ID: Organization: Xenix Support, FICC References: <17097@lanl.gov> Distribution: na Date: Wed, 20 Mar 91 16:36:06 GMT In article , mwm@pa.dec.com (Mike (My Watch Has Windows) Meyer) writes: > Either the command accepts multiple arguments, in which case it works, > or the command doesn't, in which case you get an error. Right. Or the command treats multiple arguments in an unexpected way, and something bad happens. Inconsistancy is a definite problem. > Um - I think we disagree about what "sucks" is. Yes, I mean "overloading globbing and text manipulation on a single tool". -- Peter da Silva. `-_-' peter@ferranti.com +1 713 274 5180. 'U` "Have you hugged your wolf today?"