Hi, >>"Carl" == Carl Mummert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Carl> Joey Hess wrote: >> > I would also find it disorienting to less a binary executable and >> get a long list of identifiers. I _expect_ a screen full of >> garbage, and that "/lib/ld-linux.so.2" in a particular position :-) Carl> What would be the use of looking at a screen full of control Carl> characters? I can see prepending the output of strings with Carl> other useful stuff, though; Just because you do not see a need does not mean that there is no use for that feature. If you want to run strings on a binary, you know how to do so. From the principle of least surprise, I say leave the default alone (I hate how it does tar zvvft already; I used to be able to look at text files in a tar.gz archive without running through hoops. But no, the default could not be left well enough alone). manoj who is tired of progras who think they are more intelligent than the humans -- Percentage of Redbook readers who say they would rather have their genitals permanently numbed than go deaf: 70 Harper's Index Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.datasync.com/%7Esrivasta/> Key C7261095 fingerprint = CB D9 F4 12 68 07 E4 05 CC 2D 27 12 1D F5 E8 6E -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]