From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!seismo!rocheste!ritcv!kar
Newsgroups: net.unix-wizards,net.sources
Title: Re: Idea for useful utility
Article-I.D.: ritcv.308
Posted: Tue Apr 19 08:24:34 1983
Received: Fri Apr 22 22:46:04 1983
References: sun.252

Regarding the idea for the "here's a file, now what formatting options should I
use to format it" utility:

	How about this variation on the theme:  Each file that does not use
the (installation dependent) "standard" options should begin with the 
following:

	.ig
	command required to format this file
	..

Then the only utility you'd need would be one that looked for the command and
executed it.  I've thought about doing this for my own use; I am not a novice
with formatting but often forget what is needed for a file I've not looked at
in a year or so.  It's not enough of a bother for me (yet) to take the few min-
utes it would require to write it.

	Ken Reek, Rochester Institute of Technology
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