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Simon Waters wrote: >Tom Brough wrote: > > >>Whats so "dirty" about the command line ? You make using the command >>line sound like breaking the 11th commandment "THOUST SHALT NOT USE THE >>COMMAND LINE!" >> >> > >It is fine if you've invested the time to learn to use it, which takes >about a week of learning (30 to 35 hours) for Mr/Mrs average. That is >rather more than most people need to learn to drive a car, which is far >more useful than bash shell (unless you work in IT)........... > > > Me thinks Simon took me a little too seriously ...... :-) On the other hand I have always thought that as well as Reading, Writing and Arithmetic, "Bash Shell Programming" should be the next highest priority on the primary school agenda. Hmmmm......... Perhaps I should write a "Bash shell for every environment" book to counter the publishing tendancy towards such gripping titles as "Word for windows [98|XP|2000|Vista]". Followed by my other favourite "regex for tiny tots". Tom. -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html