From owner-freebsd-questions Sun Nov 22 14:16:50 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id OAA19144 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Sun, 22 Nov 1998 14:16:50 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from wopr.caltech.edu (wopr.caltech.edu [131.215.240.222]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id OAA19138 for ; Sun, 22 Nov 1998 14:16:48 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from mph@wopr.caltech.edu) Received: (from mph@localhost) by wopr.caltech.edu (8.9.1/8.9.1) id OAA10333; Sun, 22 Nov 1998 14:01:26 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from mph) Message-ID: <19981122140125.A9126@wopr.caltech.edu> Date: Sun, 22 Nov 1998 14:01:25 -0800 From: Matthew Hunt To: Steve Friedrich , FreeBSD Questions , "flygt@sr.se" , Gunnar Flygt Subject: Re: ping from fvwm2 menu References: <199811221828.NAA03948@laker.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.93.2i In-Reply-To: <199811221828.NAA03948@laker.net>; from Steve Friedrich on Sun, Nov 22, 1998 at 10:51:44AM -0500 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Sun, Nov 22, 1998 at 10:51:44AM -0500, Steve Friedrich wrote: > >I guess Greg was right! > > Well, his solution solved the problem for some shells, but not all. My > solution would solve it for all. Why don't you give me some credit. Because he didn't *need* to solve it for all shells, since his script nicely started with a "#!/bin/sh". He used the right tool for the right job, without unnecessary effort. How's this: Stop whining and trying to make Greg look bad, and I'll give you some credit for being able to play well with others. Otherwise, you get the dreaded "runs with scissors" notation. -- Matthew Hunt * UNIX is a lever for the intellect. -J.R. Mashey http://www.pobox.com/~mph/pgp.key for PGP public key 0x67203349. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message