Which is also a perl script, which sh uses (since it's not a builtin
there). It does the same thing as the which that's built in to bash and
tcsh and csh
Chuck Robey wrote:
>
> On Thu, 2 Mar 2000, Alfred Perlstein wrote:
>
> > * Dan Papasian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [000302 18:17] wrote:
> > > While this may sound crazy, I was tired of 'which' taking a long
> > > time to complete on my 486 dx4/100 when it was under extereme
> > > pressure, so I rewrote it in C :)
> > >
> >
> > ...snip
> >
> > > NOTE:
> > > This version of which has exactly the same behavior.
> > > Also, the above test was not performed when the box was
> > > under load.. and on slower machines/under load, the
> > > differences are of course, more noticable.
> > > You may all go ahead and call me crazy now.
> > >
> > > ...I've got the fear of posting the source, but what the heck,
> > > getting nitpicked is good education :)
> > >
> > > http://bugg.strangled.net/which.c
> > >
> > > Any flames^Wthoughts?
> >
> > It doesn't seem to handle multiple arguments. File a PR and fix
> > the issues and I'll look at getting it into post 4.0.
>
> Hey Alfred, what Perl program is he talking about? Which is a builtin for
> csh and tcsh (my shells). Or is he talking about some other 'which'?
>
> >
> > -Alfred
> >
> >
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Windows 98: n.
useless extension to a minor patch release for
32-bit extensions and a graphical shell for a
16-bit patch to an 8-bit operating system
originally coded for a 4-bit microprocessor,
written by a 2-bit company that can't stand for
1 bit of competition.
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