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Date: Tue, 29 Apr 1997 15:43:19 -0400 (EDT)
From: Brian Tao <taob@nbc.netcom.ca>
To: Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org>
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Subject: Re: Longer user names: take 2
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On Sun, 27 Apr 1997, Terry Lambert wrote:
> 
> If you argue that dynamic sizing breaks scripts, I will argue that
> changing from 8 to 16 characters breaks those same scripts.

    Bah, 'ls -l' already does dynamic column sizing.  Besides, with
-o, you can order your fields so that the user stuff comes at the
end...
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Brian Tao (BT300, taob@netcom.ca)
"Though this be madness, yet there is method in't"