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[Robert Brockway]

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On Mon, 27 Oct 2003, Trent WADDINGTON wrote:

> Alas the dark side is so powerful now it has clouded the true use of cat.
> Such a simple tool could never be of use they say.  The scripting
> languages have taken over and the day of the pipe has ended.  Sweet cat,
> we'll miss you.

I wouldn't go that far :)  As long as stdin & stdout remain options (which
they will, they are too ingrained in the unix CLI) other options can be
put in tools and it won't bother me too much.

Truth is I normally do use a cat and a pipe when it could be avoided.  Oh
well, the debates will go on I guess :)

Rob

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