Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site kovacs.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!mit-eddie!genrad!decvax!ittvax!dcdwest!sdcsvax!sdcrdcf!randvax!kovacs!rivero From: rivero@kovacs.UUCP (Michael Foster Rivero) Newsgroups: net.sources.bugs Subject: "silly C code" Message-ID: <199@kovacs.UUCP> Date: Mon, 26-Nov-84 13:15:12 EST Article-I.D.: kovacs.199 Posted: Mon Nov 26 13:15:12 1984 Date-Received: Fri, 30-Nov-84 06:58:43 EST Organization: Robt Abel & Assoc, Hollywood Lines: 12 ------------ Regarding the "silly C code" to repeat a shell command. Yes, the shell is capable of executing the same function. But the shell is an interpreter, whereas the C code can be compiled. The difference is in the execution time, in which case the C code has the advantage. Michael (Cap'n Raster) Rivero