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- From: bobk@dogear.spk.wa.us (Bob Kirkpatrick)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.linux
- Subject: Re: FIX: UUCP, !, bash and smail
- Message-ID: <4926TB2w165w@dogear.spk.wa.us>
- Date: 13 Nov 92 07:20:38 GMT
- References: <9211102166@monad.swb.de>
- Organization: Dog Ear'd Systems of Spokane, WA
- Lines: 22
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- okir@monad.swb.de (Olaf Kirch) writes:
-
- > ludwig@wefunk.rent.com (Mitchel F. Ludwig) writes:
- > > Error executing
- > > uux -aroot - bobsbox!rmail '(ludwig)'
- >
- > I assume your problem lies with bash. Bash uses ! as its history
- > character (typing !foobar recalls the last line beginning with
- > foobar). You can either turn the whole thing off, or edit
- > smail sources. But beware! I sat over this a whole hour.
-
- Bash really pissed me off too --for the same reason. I think linux
- should have a nondescript plain-jane bourne shell for system level
- functions. Having to hack sources for os compatibility is one thing,
- but having to do it for shells is pretty bizarre.
-
- While I'm whining, is there any documentation available to fill the
- gaping holes in the man pages?
-
- ---
- Bob Kirkpatrick <bobk@dogear.spk.wa.us>
- Dog Ear'd Systems of Spokane, WA
-