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Date: Fri, 4 May 2001 09:53:08 -0400 
From: Kevin Neal <Kevin.Neal@sas.com>
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Subject: bin/27078: FreeBSD does not have nl
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>Number:         27078
>Category:       bin
>Synopsis:       FreeBSD lacks nl
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       serious
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    freebsd-bugs
>State:          open
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:
>Class:          change-request
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Fri May 04 07:00:01 PDT 2001
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Kevin P. Neal
>Release:        FreeBSD 4.2-BETA-20001104 i386
>Organization:
lacking
>Environment:

        Nothing special. Mixed Unix environment where portability of scripts
        is desired.

>Description:

        I think the nl program was one of the programs stripped out of the
        4.4BSD-lite distribution. Since then a new nl has been written and
        can be found in at least NetBSD. 

>How-To-Repeat:

        Use HP-UX and write shell scripts to aid in debugging a program.
        Use nl in said scripts. Then try to run the scripts on FreeBSD.
        Be disappointed.

>Fix:

        Grab NetBSD's nl wholesale.
>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted:

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