Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site axiom.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!axiom!smk From: smk@axiom.UUCP (Steven M. Kramer) Newsgroups: net.unix Subject: Re: Shell programming style -- a plea for better shell scripts Message-ID: <533@axiom.UUCP> Date: Sat, 3-Mar-84 14:06:41 EST Article-I.D.: axiom.533 Posted: Sat Mar 3 14:06:41 1984 Date-Received: Sun, 4-Mar-84 07:02:50 EST References: <16947@sri-arpa.UUCP> Organization: Axiom Technology, Newton MA Lines: 12 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. -- --steve kramer {allegra,genrad,ihnp4,utzoo,philabs,uw-beaver}!linus!axiom!smk (UUCP) linus!axiom!smk@mitre-bedford (MIL)