From owner-freebsd-questions Tue Dec 3 2: 9:33 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6023E37B401 for ; Tue, 3 Dec 2002 02:09:32 -0800 (PST) Received: from rhadamanth.submonkey.net (pc1-cdif2-5-cust47.cdf.cable.ntl.com [81.101.150.47]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 37EE443E9C for ; Tue, 3 Dec 2002 02:09:26 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from setantae@submonkey.net) Received: from setantae by rhadamanth.submonkey.net with local (Exim 4.10) id 18J9zY-000GL4-00; Tue, 03 Dec 2002 10:09:24 +0000 Date: Tue, 3 Dec 2002 10:09:24 +0000 From: Ceri Davies To: Peter Leftwich Cc: FreeBSD Questions LIST Subject: Re: Ports base? [hear my $500] Message-ID: <20021203100924.GA61875@submonkey.net> Mail-Followup-To: Ceri Davies , Peter Leftwich , FreeBSD Questions LIST References: <20021124000210.A219-100000@dhcp-407-32.san.rr.com> <20021124081251.GA60642@rot13.obsecurity.org> <20021125001831.GD90600@wantadilla.lemis.com> <20021125005107.GA64948@rot13.obsecurity.org> <20021125010146.GF90600@wantadilla.lemis.com> <20021126025909.GA12750@rot13.obsecurity.org> <44isyk9bg2.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: X-message-flag: All your linuxconf-configured redhat are belong to us. X-message-flag-attribution: suresh, sdm. User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.1i Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Mon, Dec 02, 2002 at 09:28:07PM -0500, Peter Leftwich wrote: > > > On Mon, Nov 25, 2002 at 09:53:29PM -0500, Peter Leftwich wrote: > > > > Why can't someone write a shell script or binary that would prompt the user with: > > > > Hello, which port would you like? Boggle. Do you mean something like this ? #!/bin/sh -- /bin/echo -n "Hello, which port would you like? : " read PORT portinstall $PORT > $500 is pretty steep, even if it IS for a priceless utility! Negotiable? One item from my amazon.co.uk wishlist ;) Ceri -- By my forefathers, I shall avenge the end of my bold warriors! To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message