On Tue, Mar 3, 2015 at 10:14 PM, Greg Reagle wrote:
> "/usr/local/bin/surf" is a lot of typing compared to "surf".
>
There's probably a command builtin for your shell. However if you're
saving typing inside a launcher script you write, you might be saving
it in the wrong place.
This whole discu
On Tue, Mar 3, 2015, at 04:04 PM, Raphaël Proust wrote:
> Why do you call it `mysurf` instead of just `surf`?
Because it's not the same as surf. It behaves differently than surf.
> (You could still
> launch the original surf using /usr/bin/surf or whatever is
> appropriate on your system.)
"/us
On Tue, Mar 3, 2015 at 7:19 PM, Greg Reagle wrote:
> Here is the script I use to launch surf called mysurf:
> […]
> I don't launch surf directly
Why do you call it `mysurf` instead of just `surf`? (You could still
launch the original surf using /usr/bin/surf or whatever is
appropriate on your sys
I am presenting this in case you find it interesting, useful, or
instructive, or for any constructive criticism so I can learn more.
Here is the script I use to launch surf called mysurf:
#!/bin/sh
cd ~/downloads
exec surf "$@" 2>>surf-stder >>surf-stdout
I don't launch surf directly because:
I
