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From: "Dave Korn" <dk AT artimi DOT com>
To: <cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
Subject: RE: What is this
Date: Mon, 6 Sep 2004 14:42:14 +0100
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: cygwin-owner On Behalf Of Phil Betts
> Sent: 06 September 2004 12:34

> >Brian Dessent wrote:
> 
> >"Mirko Tebaldi (Indirizzo Pubblico)" wrote:
> >> 
> >> What is /bin/test.exe ?
> >> 
> >> i have a script that uses that, but it has not output and no --help
> >> or --usage !!!
> 
> >Have you considered "man test"?
> 
> FWIW, this should always be the FIRST thing one tries (or 
> "info test").
> 
> It's a REALLY bad idea to execute a program to try to find out what it
> does.  Suppose that "test" was an acronym for "Trash Entire System
> Thoroughly", and suppose that it ignored the command line.  

  Then it would be a windoze app, not a unix/linux/posix one, and hence
off-topic for this list!

  I still think it should be entered into the OLOCA, though.

    cheers, 
      DaveK
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