Re: [9fans] split(1): -e vs. -n, -f

2013-12-30 Thread erik quanstrom
On Mon Dec 30 05:12:16 EST 2013, dexen.devr...@gmail.com wrote: > hi list, > > > both behavior and code indicate that split(1)'s `-e' (split by regular > expression) doesn't play along with either `-n' (line count) or `-f' (output > file prefix). the former is somewhat understandable, but the

Re: [9fans] split(1): -e vs. -n, -f [patch]

2013-12-30 Thread dexen deVries
On Monday 30 of December 2013 11:10:45 you wrote: > both behavior and code indicate that split(1)'s `-e' (split by regular > expression) doesn't play along with either `-n' (line count) or `-f' (output > file prefix). the former is somewhat understandable, but the later is > strange in lieu of `-

[9fans] split(1): -e vs. -n, -f

2013-12-30 Thread dexen deVries
hi list, both behavior and code indicate that split(1)'s `-e' (split by regular expression) doesn't play along with either `-n' (line count) or `-f' (output file prefix). the former is somewhat understandable, but the later is strange in lieu of `-s' (output file suffix) working just fine. t