Stupid bash scripting question

[Cole Tuininga]

On Wed, 2005-08-24 at 10:06 -0400, Bill Sconce wrote:
> On Wed, 24 Aug 2005 09:43:46 -0400
> Cole Tuininga <colet at code-energy.com> wrote:
> 
> > 
> > Ok - I'm sure the answer to this is simple, but I can't seem to figure
> > the darned thing out.  In my defense, it's extremely rare that I do any
> > shell scripting.  8)
> 
> It IS grungier than Python, eh?

That it is!  Of course, the same argument could be made about other
scripting languages as well.

Truth is that historically, I probably would have just written this in
python.  However, I know that "If I Knew What I Was Doing" (TM), I could
have written it in bash much more quickly.  That was a part of the
reason to do it this way is to try and become a little more familiar
with bash.

Using may not be pretty, but for simple things, it sure can be quick to
throw a script together (again, If I Knew What I Was Doing).  8)

-- 
Brooks's Law: Adding manpower to a late software project makes it later.

Cole Tuininga
Lead Developer
Code Energy, Inc
colet at code-energy.com
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