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From: smk@axiom.UUCP (Steven M. Kramer)
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Subject: Re:  Shell programming style -- a plea for better shell scripts
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Date: Sat, 3-Mar-84 14:06:41 EST
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Posted: Sat Mar  3 14:06:41 1984
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Matt's idea of putting SORT= ... at the beginning of a shell script is
excellent.  May I further that to makefiles.  If I want to use a test
utility, and that includes ANY program used in the makefile, I have
to rewrite tha makefile (and usually take a couple of times to undo
the quirks.  If I forget other types of files related to shell and make
files, I mean for these enchancements to go into them also.  An idea
whose time is come.

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	--steve kramer
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