[comp.unix.questions] Is "line -t n" common?

jrh@mustang.dell.com (James Howard) (01/31/91)

In article <1991Jan31.025528.29637@convex.com>, tchrist@convex.COM (Tom
Christiansen) writes:
 > From the keyboard of belkin@teecs.UUCP (Hershel Belkin):
 > :A simple question perhaps, but can anyone tell me if the "-t"
 > :option is "standard" on the "line" command...
 > 
 >     % line
 >     line: Command not found.
 > 
 > I'd make sure line were standard before worrying about its flags. 

It is in ISC 3.2 and SVR4 however...


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hwt@bwdlh490.BNR.CA (Henry Troup) (02/01/91)

In article <1991Jan31.025528.29637@convex.com>, tchrist@convex.COM (Tom
Christiansen) writes:
|>From the keyboard of belkin@teecs.UUCP (Hershel Belkin):
|>:A simple question perhaps, but can anyone tell me if the "-t"
|>:option is "standard" on the "line" command...

|>I'd make sure line were standard before worrying about its flags.

Verily! however, the 'line' command on HP-UX has no options soever.

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