3 Jan
2023
3 Jan
'23
10:34 p.m.
On 1/1/23 6:28 AM, arnold(a)skeeve.com wrote:
I also recall that there was some USENET discussion in
which
Rob Pike described how the 8th edition shell changed the search
order to have functions come before non-special built-ins, with
the addition of "builtin" and "whatis" commands.
I have this somewhere. It's a rocking back-and-forth between Rob and
David Korn about shell philosophy. Well worth the read if you can find it.
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