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  1. Xref: sparky comp.unix.shell:3717 comp.unix.questions:10581
  2. Newsgroups: comp.unix.shell,comp.unix.questions
  3. Path: sparky!uunet!haven.umd.edu!darwin.sura.net!uvaarpa!vdoe386!tjhsst!nurban
  4. From: nurban@tjhsst ()
  5. Subject: Shell Scripts vs. C programs
  6. Message-ID: <1992Aug31.211738.1909@tjhsst.vak12ed.edu>
  7. Keywords: shell script, C
  8. Sender: nurban@tjhsst.vak12ed.edu (Nathan Urban)
  9. Organization: Virginia's Public Education Network (Fairfax)
  10. Date: Mon, 31 Aug 92 21:17:38 GMT
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  14. I've heard that if at all possible, code a program as a shell script
  15. rather than coding it in C.  Can someone explain the rationale behind
  16. this philosophy?
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  21. Nathan Urban                  nurban@tjhsst.vak12ed.edu
  22. Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
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