keithe@tekgvs.LABS.TEK.COM (Keith Ericson) (02/28/89)
In article <24488@amdcad.AMD.COM> phil@diablo.AMD.COM (Phil Ngai) writes: >In article <3495@sdsu.UUCP> vinge@sdsu.UCSD.EDU (Vernor Vinge) writes: >Why would anyone want to buy the MKS product when their "cp" does not >understand "-r"? YUCK! > (Hi, Phil!) Well, the first reason that jumped to mind is because their cpio (1) can use (1) LWZ (or is it LZW - I can never remember!) compression and (2) understands multiple-media (i.e., multiple floppy disks) archives with nary a wimper. Sure, maybe cp -r makes life easier; but the functionality is there with the find/cpio anyway... kEITH (but it's beginning to cost too much) eRICSON
wnp@killer.DALLAS.TX.US (Wolf Paul) (03/01/89)
In article <3495@sdsu.UUCP> vinge@sdsu.UCSD.EDU (Vernor Vinge) writes: >Why would anyone want to buy the MKS product when their "cp" does not >understand "-r"? YUCK! MKS Toolkit is advertised as "System V.3 compatible". Well, I just looked at the System V.3 manual page for "cp", and IT does not under- stand "-r". It is therefore a perfectly good reason to buy MKS Toolkit for compatibility of one's DOS environment with the UNIX environment one is used to. The capitalized exclamation above is a childish manifestation of the "BSD is all there is" mentality. -- Wolf N. Paul * 3387 Sam Rayburn Run * Carrollton TX 75007 * (214) 306-9101 UUCP: killer!wnp ESL: 62832882 DOMAIN: wnp@killer.dallas.tx.us TLX: 910-380-0585 EES PLANO UD