[openbeos] Re: clipboard, etc

> "Axel Dörfler" <axeld@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>  ...
> > > Personally I wouldn't mind if the *index utilities were
> > > combined into one, to reduce clutter.
> > 
> > Hm - at least mkindex and lsindex are far enough
> > from each other to justify different commands.
> 
> I realize it would break a few scripts, but if it was up to me,
> I'd combine all of the *index commands into one.
> Same with the *attr commands.
> 
> There are enough /bin entries as it is, and it'll only get worse.
> 
> Anyway, cpindexes could definitely be part of mkindex, 
> perhaps like this:
> 
>   mkindex --copy /source /target

In Unix often commands have several names, which are (sym)linked to the 
main binary. Like zipinfo -> unzip, and gunzip -> gzip.
The command checks argv[0] on startup to switch functionality.
See src/apps/bin/trash, it can be symlinked to untrash.
Makes less binaries (but not less entries :)

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B_TEXT_TOO_LONG :p

François.

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