Re: Counting number of lines in a text file
On Thu, Feb 04, 1999 at 21:11:59 +0100, Miquel van Smoorenburg wrote:
> I always wonder why people insist on doing
> cat file | otherprogram
> instead of just
> otherprogram < file
To qualify for the most useless use of cat award of course. Or does Randall
Schwartz (sp) no longer hand those out?
Ray
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UNFAIR Term applied to advantages enjoyed by other people which we tried
to cheat them out of and didn't manage. See also DISHONESTY, SNEAKY,
UNDERHAND and JUST LUCKY I GUESS.
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