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Date:      Wed, 11 Nov 1998 16:36:38 -0500
From:      Timothy J Luoma <public+FreeBSD@fdt.net>
To:        dag-erli@ifi.uio.no (Dag-Erling C. Smorgrav )
Cc:        chat@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: X desktop contest? + Desktop Env
Message-ID:  <199811112136.QAA17079@ocalhost>
In-Reply-To: <xzppvauqwol.fsf@fenja.ifi.uio.no>
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	Author:	dag-erli@ifi.uio.no (Dag-Erling C. Smorgrav )
	Date:	11 Nov 1998 12:46:18 +0100
	ID:	<xzppvauqwol.fsf@fenja.ifi.uio.no>

> Timothy J Luoma <public+FreeBSD@fdt.net> writes:
> > Tab-completion saves many many keystrokes and typos.
>
> Yes. I wouldn't think it'd be too much work to add this to sh.

But it already exists in zsh


> > Being able to move to the left&right along the current line is very nice.
>
> You can do that in sh.

Not the sh on my NeXT, not without deleting stuff


> > Being able to write a function at the commandline is quite helpful.
>
> You can do that in sh.

Not the sh on my NeXT

Sounds like you've already got a more functional sh than the "standard" sh  
(if such a thing can still be said to exist)

TjL




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