On Tue, 4 Apr 2006 18:53:33 -0400
Joey Hess <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > combine (1) - perform boolean operations on two text files, print
> > matching lines
> > combine (1) - print boolean matches of lines from two text files
> > combine (1) - print boolean matches of lines from two files
>
> I don't like any of these since "boolean match" is not accurate.
Howbout:
combine (1) - compare two files and print lines matching a
boolean operation
combine (1) - compare files and print lines matching a boolean
operation
BTW: It seems as though two verbs are needed to keep 'files' and
'lines' separate, or there's no succinct way to make clear whether it's
files or lines that are being operated on. This might be
called the "One Verb Problem".
Reference models:
% whatis bool grep diff cmp
bool (1) - print context matching a boolean expression
grep (1) - print lines matching a pattern
diff (1) - compare files line by line
cmp (1) - compare two files byte by byte
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