>I think the answer here is: if you're not willing to learn the basic
>UNIX tools (and find and xargs _are_ basic UNIX tools), why the hell
>are you running UNIX?
>
>If you want a mac, go use a mac.  some of the advantages of UNIX
>include:
>	(1) ability to pipe data between programs easily,
>	(2) simple tools that are easily used in pipelines, and
>	(3) mostly-standard interfaces to standard tools.
>
>why screw with it?

Hear hear!  This is some of the character that is at the very core of
what makes UNIX beautiful.

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  Michael L. VanLoon                                 michaelv@HeadCandy.com
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