On Thu, 04 Jun 2009, Giacomo Catenazzi wrote: > It is not an alternative: > - It is ugly > - it is not on root partition > > The ugly part it is IMHO the most important part.
Ugliness is relative. I have no problem with printf. For the second argument: [ using bash ] $ type printf printf is a shell builtin $ dash $ type printf printf is a shell builtin There's no external executable needed. Cheers, -- Raphaël Hertzog Contribuez à Debian et gagnez un cahier de l'admin Debian Lenny : http://www.ouaza.com/wp/2009/03/02/contribuer-a-debian-gagner-un-livre/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org