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Date:      Wed, 29 Dec 1999 19:08:19 -0800
From:      "David O'Brien" <obrien@freebsd.org>
To:        John Polstra <jdp@polstra.com>
Cc:        bde@zeta.org.au, arch@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Changing diff's default output format
Message-ID:  <19991229190819.E16090@dragon.nuxi.com>
In-Reply-To: <199912291730.JAA34411@vashon.polstra.com>; from jdp@polstra.com on Wed, Dec 29, 1999 at 09:30:31AM -0800
References:  <Pine.BSF.4.10.9912300208570.818-100000@alphplex.bde.org> <199912291730.JAA34411@vashon.polstra.com>

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On Wed, Dec 29, 1999 at 09:30:31AM -0800, John Polstra wrote:
> 
> The Single Unix Specification also states that the default output
> format has the traditional (ed-style) form.

That's the strongest and best argument against the change so far.  And
one I'm willing to follow.

[Had POSIX been non-ambiguously worded, I'd have listened to it.]
 
-- 
-- David    (obrien@NUXI.com)




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