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From: Robert Nordier <rnordier@iafrica.com>
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Subject: Re: using rcs with `what'
To: kline@tera.com (Gary Kline)
Date: Fri, 17 May 1996 02:16:29 +0200 (SAT)
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In-Reply-To: <199605162348.QAA25649@athena.tera.com> from "Gary Kline" at May 16, 96 04:48:17 pm
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Gary Kline wrote:
> 
> 	I believe that ``-r'' is used already.  How about letting
> 	the ``@(#) .... <id string>'' be the default and something
> 	like a ``-w'' flag in case the user does not want `what'
> 	compatability?

Hmm.  I was actually thinking of the BSD what(1).  

what(1) takes no options at all; and 

   what -r

sends it after the file '-r'. :-( 

(At least on the 2.1R test system I'm working on.)

-- 
Robert Nordier