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Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2003 13:21:12 -0800
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From: Randall R Schulz <rrschulz AT cris DOT com>
Subject: Re: Bash shell
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Thorsten,

At 13:01 2003-02-14, Thorsten Kampe wrote:
>* Randall R Schulz (03-02-14 18:28 +0100)
> > I think we're really getting the tag-team meanness down to a fine art,
> > aren't we?
> >
> > Or is it "good cop / bad cop?"
>
>I don't see your point.
>
>I stated that there is no Linux nor Cygwin nor Windows nor BSD bash.
>It's just GNU bash and if you have a "how do I 'foo' in bash"
>question, it's almost definitely not Cygwin related.
>
>I don't understand how someone who's "not new to Linux" could think
>that copy and paste is a shell thing. It isn't "in Linux".
>
>Copying and pasting in Windows Cmd/Command is basic Windows knowledge.
>If you're using "cygwin.bat", it even looks like a simple "DOS
>window".
>
>For rxvt it's in the man page: "TEXT SELECTION AND INSERTION".
>
>Sorry, I don't see your point.

Clearly.

It wasn't about the question or the answer, but rather about how 
different respondents say RTFM or "that's OT" while others cordially 
supply the answers and how the various roles in dealing with these 
tired old questions are traded around among the regulars and old-timers 
on the list.


>Thorsten


Randall Schulz 


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