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| From: | Hans Schou |
| Subject: | Re: Vote: Should $PARALLEL_PID {#} count from 0 or 1 |
| Date: | Thu, 14 Apr 2011 10:00:44 +0200 |
2011/4/14 Ole Tange <tange@gnu.org>:
> I have implemented {#} as an alias for $PARALLEL_PID in the current
> Git version. See http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?33005
>
> It currently counts from 1 just like $PARALLEL_PID.
>
> Dear users: Would you prefer it counts from 0 or from 1? Please elaborate why.
The 'init' PID in Linux/UNIX start at 1.
First number in 'seq 10' is 1.
It is easier to deal with 1 in a bash script. In C 0 is more natural.
I vote for 1.
/hans
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