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From: sp@canal.osf.org (Simon Patience)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.user-friendly,comp.unix.solaris,comp.unix.programmer,comp.unix.misc,comp.unix.aux,comp.unix.bsd,comp.unix.aix
Subject: Re: xargs and alias commands
Date: 29 Aug 1994 12:31:19 GMT
Organization: Open Software Foundation
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In article <Cv7I45.Iv1@mail.auburn.edu>, doug@eng.auburn.edu (Doug Hughes) writes:
> In article <3554@jagubox.gsfc.nasa.gov>, jim@jagubox.gsfc.nasa.gov (Jim Jagielski) writes:
> > No doubt, UNIX is mucho better thanks to Berk... I would guess that if
> > I had to choose between "virgin" SysV and "straight" BSD, I'd go with
> > BSD , but where can you find "virgin" SysV nowadays. Today, SysV is nothing
> > more than SysV with lots o' BSD included.
> > 
> Don't forget semaphores, IPC, message queues. I like them a lot!

You forgot the smiley.

> > Me? Well, my 1st inclination is 'ps -efl' and not 'ps -aux'... Most probably
> > always will be ;)
> 
> I'll set aside a moment of prayer on the day that ps -aux goes away.

I think that should be 'ps aux' BTW. I personally use both for different reasons,
but I use OSF/1 so I can.

Simon.

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