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Subject: Re: Audible ping response changes to ping.c
To: danny@panda.hilink.com.au (Daniel O'Callaghan)
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> > > > 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. :-)
> > 
> > 
> > Here is a revised version that transparently provides a "-a" option
> > to the real ping command without adding it to the real ping command:
> 
> Thanks, Terry, are you going to submit a man page?

How do you automatically invoke "sed" when someone types "man" to
preprocess a man page?  8-) 8-).


					Terry Lambert
					terry@lambert.org
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