Date: Thu, 26 Feb 1998 05:21:29 +0800 From: Julian Elischer <julian@whistle.com> To: Max Euston <meuston@jmrodgers.com> Cc: "'FreeBSD Hackers'" <freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: New utilities: factor(1) and wid(1)? Message-ID: <34F48B59.64880EEB@whistle.com> References: <01BD4207.4AA87440.meuston@jmrodgers.com>
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Max Euston wrote: > > I have 2 utilities that are not in FreeBSD. > > - The first if factor(1) ala SVR4. It prints the prime factors of a > number. I sometimes use it to find the "most efficient" geometry for a HD. > It is written for 'long's, but I want to have it pick 'int'/'long'/'long > long' (all unsigned) based on the input for speed (it uses adds, not > multiplies). factor is in /usr/games (though it seems limited to rather small numbers) julian > > - The second (non Unix) is wid(1). It finds the "width" of a file (longest > line). It can print longest, shortest, average (mean), totals and can > ignore trailing spaces. Suggestions for any other features is welcomed. can you think of a present program into which it might fit better a an option? To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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