Many Unix programs have deviated from the 'Unix philosophy', the best example being cat which is rarely if ever used to concatenate files any more.
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Take a look at cat -v considered harmful where Rob Pike writes very well about this.
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Many Unix programs have deviated from the 'Unix philosophy', the best example being
catwhich is rarely if ever used to concatenate files any more.Take a look at cat -v considered harmful where Rob Pike writes very well about this.