Possible inclusion of combine in coreutils

[Daniel P. Valentine]

Hello,

When I offered the program combine to be a part of the GNU project, the
reviewers suggested that it might fit in well with coreutils.

Combine has similarities to join in that it matches files on keys and
reports on the results.  Differences are that any number of keys can be
used, the files do not need to be sorted, and any number of files can be
matched to the main file.  In addition, the user can use Guile scheme to
modify or filter the data if desired.

You can find the latest version at http://www.theWorld.com/~dpv/index.html

I have attempted to follow the GNU coding standards, and I have included
gettext support.  Documentation is included.

I would appreciate any input you have on whether there is a fit with
coreutils.

Thanks,

Dan Valentine