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From: Gary Kline <kline@tera.com>
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Subject: Re: using rcs with `what'
To: rnordier@iafrica.com (Robert Nordier)
Date: Thu, 16 May 1996 17:29:23 -0700 (PDT)
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In-Reply-To: <199605170016.CAA00914@eac.iafrica.com> from Robert Nordier at "May 17, 96 02:16:29 am"
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According to Robert Nordier:
> 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.)
> 

		
		Sorry, I misunderstood.  I'd like to keep
		`what' as-is, and perhaps even include it 
		the RCS distribution, BSD Copyright included,
		of course.

		I played around with ``@(#)'' in the RCS
		$Id$ string.  ...Maybe half an hour of 
		playing with rcs.  :-)

		gary