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Re: cut - lack of --merge-delimiters option


From: Jan Skowron
Subject: Re: cut - lack of --merge-delimiters option
Date: Sun, 31 Aug 2008 22:52:13 +0200

regexp would slower CUT a little. Merging delimiters will be as quick
as current CUT.
AWK is bit slower too, slower to write comand, and slower to execute.

If you ask me, I would add to CUT regexp and merging delimiters, as
separate options.

You've asked whats wrong with using AWK. Nothing is wrong, but CUT,
TR, GREP, BC, JOIN and many more exists even if you can do anything
with AWK.


On Sun, Aug 31, 2008 at 22:02, Dan Hipschman <address@hidden> wrote:
> On Sun, Aug 31, 2008 at 07:10:55PM +0200, Jan Skowron wrote:
>> coreutils program "cut" could use a "merge delimiters" option.
>
> I would rather just be able to use a regexp as a delimiter, which would
> solve this problem and more.
>
> BTW, what's wrong with using AWK?
>




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