Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!seismo!husc6!think!ames!sdcsvax!ucbvax!HI-MULTICS.ARPA!Erstad From: Erstad@HI-MULTICS.ARPA Newsgroups: comp.sys.apollo Subject: Re: AEGIS Vs UNIX Message-ID: <870603192007.915098@HI-MULTICS.ARPA> Date: Wed, 3-Jun-87 15:20:00 EDT Article-I.D.: HI-MULTI.870603192007.915098 Posted: Wed Jun 3 15:20:00 1987 Date-Received: Sun, 7-Jun-87 04:07:54 EDT Sender: uucp@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Distribution: world Organization: The ARPA Internet Lines: 14 Add to David Krowitz's list 8) An extremly consistent set of command line switches. If I use a command referencing a node, I know the option is '-n', and I know the different specifications I can use in identifying the node - they're the same for all commands. If I want to list directories, I use a -ld; it doesn't matter if I'm doing a directory command, a tape archive command, a copy command, or whatever. And so on. Regardin7 - Consistent and better shell. I agree for the most part. The one big place Apollo goofed here which consistently messes up new users is crd vs dlt. Why not crt or dld? Most of it is much better, though.