Date: Fri, 7 Feb 1997 10:15:33 +1100 (EST) From: "Daniel O'Callaghan" <danny@panda.hilink.com.au> To: Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org> Cc: jgreco@solaria.sol.net, terry@lambert.org, dufault@hda.com, freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Audible ping response changes to ping.c Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.91.970207101513.427K-100000@panda.hilink.com.au> In-Reply-To: <199702062304.QAA18169@phaeton.artisoft.com>
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On Thu, 6 Feb 1997, Terry Lambert wrote: > > Well, I can take the sed and sh alternatives as an indication that I > > should remove the -z flag from tar, but I think I'll just put the -a flag > > into ping. > > The case for the z flag in tar is the installation media argument > when bootstrapping a new system to run FreeBSD for the first time. > > Also, the z flag runs an external compressor/decompressor. By that > logic, you should call an external "beep" program if you are trying to > justify adding the flag using "the "rule of similar existing practice". Hmmmm. :-) Danny
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