I got this one!!!
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> Those tools aren't obsolete. Maybe you don't use `ed' any more, but 'cut'
> (and things like `awk') are definitely still in widespread use. And yes,
> I think it would be beneficial to be able to parse /proc with them.
If so, then /proc just needs to be cleaned up a bit here and there with
no standards imposed at all (maybe spelling should be checked).
>
> > My guess is that this discussion will go no where because everyone
> > has their own idea (rightfully so) of what is best. Hopefully, at
>
> I think you may be right. Certainly as long as people keep raving about a
> binary /proc.
>
> p.
>
Cheers,
Dick Johnson
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