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Thread #106645 Message #2206101
Posted By: treewind
01-Dec-07 - 04:34 AM
Thread Name: Primrose Polka and ABC software
Subject: RE: Primrose Polka and ABC software
That's the one. My (mild) complaint is that unlike most command line filter programs,
(a) it breaks if you put the -t and -e switches in the wrong place (like before the input file) (b) it doesn't allow a second file name for output, other than using the > symbol to redirect output. (c) Error messages go to standard output, not stderr, so your output file contains the error message and you don't see it immediately on the screen.