Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2006 18:04:49 -0700 From: Steve Kargl <sgk@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> To: Antony Mawer <fbsd-current@mawer.org> Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org, Oliver Fromme <olli@lurza.secnetix.de>, julian@elischer.org Subject: Re: suggested addition to 'date' Message-ID: <20060819010449.GA6378@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> In-Reply-To: <44E650E7.5040601@mawer.org> References: <200608181445.k7IEjA9f020038@lurza.secnetix.de> <44E650E7.5040601@mawer.org>
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On Fri, Aug 18, 2006 at 01:44:39PM -1000, Antony Mawer wrote: > On 18/08/2006 4:45 AM, Oliver Fromme wrote: > >PS: Personally I would recommend installing gnu-awk (it > >was formerly part of the FreeBSD base system, but it was > >replaced by a crippled awk, unfortunately), instead of > >hacking date. I always install gnu-awk because it's so > >useful. > > That's a bit drastic. Wouldn't be more sensible to encourage someone to > add the same feature to our BSD-variety awk? > FreeBSD's awk is the One True Awk. See its history. If you can convince the K in awk to add the feature, then it will be added to FreeBSD. -- Steve
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