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Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2017 06:43:40 +0100
From: Steve O'Hara-Smith <steve@sohara.org>
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Subject: Re: Is there a database built into the base system
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On Thu, 6 Apr 2017 14:05:41 -0700
Karl Young <karly@kipshouse.org> wrote:

> I'd suggest, Python, Perl, TCL, Ruby, ... anything but csh (or bash) for
> a job like this.

	Trouble with that is the OP wanted something in the base system and
the only scripting languages in base are the shells and awk.

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Steve O'Hara-Smith <steve@sohara.org>