From: Michele Andreoli (m.andreoli@tin.it)
Date: Thu Jun 15 2000 - 07:21:38 CEST
On Wed, Jun 14, 2000 at 05:44:49PM -0400, Alfie Costa nicely wrote:
> Hello Valiant Script Test Pilots of the mu List, 
> 
> Here's a link**, to a '/bin/gateway' with many minor improvements...  
> 
> 
> The error message is improved, I believe.  When 'mv' got a bad 
> filename, (say  'foo'), the old one said... 
> 
> 	foo is not a file. Use cp & rm. 
> 
> ...but if 'foo' is not a file, what use is 'cp' or 'rm'?  Now it says: 
Because normally "mv" can move also directories.
> 
> It's also the most convoluted script in 'gateway'. 'dirname' is just 
> plain hard  to code in 'ash' script.  
What happens if the "Convoluted Software Foundation" join
the "Fractured Software Foundation" ? :-)
> 'killall5' is the same.  Not sure what it does! 
a radiactive waste. Remove.
> 
> 'mformat' is a stub.  Is it needed? 
a cum. Remove.
Michele
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