On Fri, 5 Dec 2008 14:14:32 -0800, "Sheldon Givens" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello everyone, > In the process of migrating the last of a few Linux servers to > FreeBSD, we ran in to a bit of a snag with one of our scripts when BSD > wc didn't have an equivalent to the Linux -L. This flag tells wc to > keep track of the longest line in the input. > > Here's a little diff to add this functionality to BSD wc. > > With this patch, an additional parameter is added to output that shows > the length of the longest line
Adding the option to increase finger-compatibility and make shell scripts a bit easier to port over sounds fine by me :) > My apologies if this is in the wrong format. I don't often post here. > ---snip--- > [patch] > ---unsnip--- Can you post a `diff -u' or `diff -c' version of the patch? I like the idea of the new option but it would be easier to read in -u/-c format. _______________________________________________ freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
