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From: gwyn@smoke.brl.mil (Doug Gwyn)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re: I'm learning UNIX and I have a simple question
Message-ID: <16486@smoke.brl.mil>
Date: 22 Jun 91 05:52:39 GMT
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In article <1991Jun21.144113.22326@mtune.att.com> jrw@mtune.att.com (Jim Webb) writes:
>In the SVR3.2 and similiar universes, you can also say 'who -q -n4'

Yeah, but that sort of thing is problematic.  Different utilities have
different options to accomplish the same kind of effect (in this case,
formatting in multiple columns), when they have the options at all.
UNIX users should learn how to combine tools to accomplish these things;
it will make them more productive.