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Date: Wed, 07 Aug 1996 15:18:27 -0400
From: Gary Chrysler <tcg@ime.net>
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Robert Nordier wrote:
> 
> [cc trimmed]
> 
> Gary Chrysler wrote:
> 
> > > Another complication: DOS "sort" is little-used, broken, and may
> > > not be in the PATH.
> >
> > I see no need for that ... ...  :)
> > I reley on sort as much as I reley on find. (ms-dos's)
> 
> DOS sort is evil and DOS find is more evil. :)
> 
> On UNIX/BSD, assuming /usr/bin/sort and /usr/bin/fgrep is reasonable.
> I think corresponding DOS assumptions are much riskier.

Like I said, I see no reason to sort it anyways.

Yes, dos find and sort are brain dead!

-Enjoy
Gary
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