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Re: New feature proposal : <<>> to disable magic open of ARGV

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Rafael Garcia-Suarez
Date:
July 25, 2014 07:27
Subject:
Re: New feature proposal : <<>> to disable magic open of ARGV
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CAMoYMM_ofOT-+dhdfNOcSdWJnwWCviKLqdR0_zA5ZGURz3CeRg@mail.gmail.com
On 25 July 2014 09:22, Ed Avis <eda@waniasset.com> wrote:
> Just as -E supplements -e to avoid breaking backwards compatibility,
> new -N and -P flags could be introduced as safe alternatives to -n and -p.
>
> That said, I suggest the backwards compatibility standards applied to one-
> liners may be less strict than those for big programs, so perhaps -n and -p
> could just change.

I think this is actually a good idea.

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