Date: Sun, 2 Aug 2020 17:35:44 +0200 From: Stefan Esser <se@freebsd.org> To: Walter von Entferndt <walter.von.entferndt@posteo.net>, freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: bc and dc -e/-f and Copyright Message-ID: <5918dc1a-6874-920f-af44-1d712b2ea45a@freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <1943238.4WAli8B44Z@t450s.local.lan> References: <mailman.32.1596196800.64740.freebsd-current@freebsd.org> <1943238.4WAli8B44Z@t450s.local.lan>
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Am 31.07.20 um 19:44 schrieb Walter von Entferndt: > Hi, innocent user here. > At Freitag, 31. Juli 2020, 14:00:00 CEST, Gavin Howard > <gavin.d.howard@gmail.com> wrote: >> 3. I could restore the expected behavior of -e and -f and add -E and >> -F options that do the same thing but do not exit. I think I like this > +1 > This is the most intuitive & natural choice. An even better alternative has been suggested and implemented, I'm waiting for that version to be tagged in the repository and will then update our base version: The -e and -f option will in general exit after all input has been processed, but an additional "-f -" following those options will allow to supply additional commands via stdin (and thus reproduce the current behavior, if desired). Regards, STefan
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