Re: [tlug] As Seen on Freshmeat

["Stephen J. Turnbull" <stephen@example.com>]

>>>>> "Josh" == Josh Glover <tlug@example.com> writes:

    Josh> Seen today on Freshmeat:

    >> string_replace 0.1

    >> by Erik Costlow - Wednesday, April 21st 2004 21:18 PST

    >> About: string_replace is a script that can be used to search
    >> through text files and replace or remove certain strings. It is
    >> useful for people who need to update contact information inside
    >> a Web site or several text documents at once.

    Josh> I hope this guy did not do more work than making a symlink
    Josh> for sed! ;)

I'm sure he did a lot of work.  I'll bet that not only did he replace
the "unintelligible and probably wrong" Boyer-Moore algorithm with an
"optimized" loop, but he also reinvented much of find(1) because
"xargs" is a stupid name.

Really, the temptation to pay one of the damn name-squatters for
0xdeadbeef.net and set up a Freshmeat parody is nearly overwhelming.

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