On Jul 4, 2012, at 4:08 PM, Doug Barton wrote: > On 07/04/2012 15:01, Mike Meyer wrote: >> On Wed, 04 Jul 2012 14:19:38 -0700 >> Doug Barton <[email protected]> wrote: >>> On 07/04/2012 11:51, Jason Hellenthal wrote: >>>> What would be really nice here is a command wrapper hooked into the >>>> shell so that when you type a command and it does not exist it presents >>>> you with a question for suggestions to install somewhat like Fedora has >>>> done. >>> I would also like to see this feature, which is pretty much universal in >>> linux at this point. It's very handy. >> >> I, on the other hand, count it as one of the many features of Linux >> that make me use FreeBSD. > > First, I agree that being able to turn it off should be possible. But I > can't help being curious ... why would you *not* want a feature that > tells you what to install if you type a command that doesn't exist on > the system?
Because I find on Linux it often gets it wrong and winds up being useless noise. Mostly, though, it is because I mistype commands more than I type commands that should be there, but aren't. Warner _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[email protected]"
