[shell-discuss] Re: Re: Re: [osol-code] Coding (style) guidelines forshell scripts ?

2007-06-08 Thread casper....@sun.com
>> Here are my comments about coding error checking, the >> -p option, >> and coding style in response to all of the e-mails. > >... > >> 14. Don't use awk or sed for simple string >> manipulation. Use >> the built-in features of the shell. > >Would you please elaborate on this point? Why i

[shell-discuss] Re: Re: Re: [osol-code] Coding (style) guidelines forshell scripts ?

2007-06-08 Thread David Korn
cc: tripivceta at hotmail.com Subject: Re: [shell-discuss] Re: Re: Re: [osol-code] Coding (style) guidelines forshell scripts ? > > > Here are my comments about coding error checking, the > > -p option, > > and coding style in response to all of the e-mails. > > ... > > > 14. Don't us

[shell-discuss] Re: Re: Re: [osol-code] Coding (style) guidelines forshell scripts ?

2007-06-08 Thread UNIX admin
> Here are my comments about coding error checking, the > -p option, > and coding style in response to all of the e-mails. ... > 14. Don't use awk or sed for simple string > manipulation. Use > the built-in features of the shell. Would you please elaborate on this point? Why is it bette