Re: (reiserfs) Re: Summary of how linux can best avoid the need for

Riley Williams (rhw@MemAlpha.CX)
Sat, 3 Jul 1999 17:40:32 +0100 (GMT)


Hi Chip.

>>> Few people use "sed" on raw binary data.

>> Curiously enough, I've recently written several bash shell script
>> utilities for a customer that did just that, as it was the easiest
>> way to get the task done.

> I hope that's GNU sed; some of the AT&T-derived versions retain
> an old line length limitation. (Likewise sort.)

It's the sed supplied with RedHat Linux 4.1 in one case, and with
RedHat Linux 5.2 or 6.0 in the others...

Best wishes from Riley.

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| There is something frustrating about the quality and speed of Linux |
| development, ie., the quality is too high and the speed is too high, |
| in other words, I can implement this XXXX feature, but I bet someone |
| else has already done so and is just about to release their patch. |
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* ftp://ftp.MemAlpha.cx/pub/rhw/Linux
* http://www.MemAlpha.cx/kernel.versions.html

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