Subject: Re: [OT] alternative recursive cmd-line [was: proof that development work should be done on unix]
From: Mike Nordell (tamlin@algonet.se)
Date: Thu Feb 22 2001 - 04:17:05 CST
Aaron Lehmann wrote:
> Mike Nordell wrote:
> > But what about something like the following for win32?
> You mean DOS.
No, I mean Win32 (cmd.exe, not command.com).
> Is sed a standard DOS tool?
Ehh, well.. Is "no" a legal answer? :-)
> Cywin is cheating :)
Since cygwin is a complete *nix emulation environment, it's indeed cheating.
> sed does the trick, but ed is nice becuase it edits files in place
> meaning you don't have to play .tmp tricks.
I know. And I also agree with the better command line usability of "real"
shell compared to the win32 "extended DOS" stuff. I just wanted to display
that it _is_ possible using Win32. :-)
And yet again, I'm in no way endorsing M$.
/Mike
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