There is no such task. Thanks, Tal.
On Mon, Nov 2, 2009 at 2:46 PM, Shahar Dag <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello all > > everything is correct: > some jobs are easier on Linux > knowing another OS make you a better programmer > Linux is free & so are most of its tools > > but what I am looking for is: > a description of a simple every day job > that windows people will say that they will have to spent half a day > programming to automate it. > that widows people will admit that it is something reasonable to do. > a job that can be accomplished on Linux with 10 minutes > and the result should be to bring the Windows people to consider Linux (at > list) as their development environment > > Shahar > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Gabor Szabo" <[email protected]> > To: "Orna Agmon Ben-Yehuda" <[email protected]> > Cc: "Haifux" <[email protected]>; "Shahar Dag" <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, November 02, 2009 1:49 PM > Subject: Re: [Haifux] advanced of programming in Linux > > > > IMHO it is not only about "better" is also that by having a broader > > knowledge > > you increase your value and your chances to get a job. > > > > Interestingly recently I more and more see companies that use Linux. > > Even as the developer desktops. > > > > On Mon, Nov 2, 2009 at 1:26 PM, Orna Agmon Ben-Yehuda > > <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> > >> On Mon, Nov 2, 2009 at 1:02 PM, Shahar Dag <[email protected]> > wrote: > >>> > >>> Hello all > >>> > >>> mix & match is just a buzzword. > >> > >> Change all files foo* to bar*. Easy with make or a shell loop, I am not > >> familiar with a convenient ready-made tool. > >> > > > > I can give you another, similar examples. > > > > Replace the word Java by C# in every .txt file in a directory structure. > > Replace the field A4 in every Excel (.xls) file in a directory structure. > > Sum the 3rd column of every Excel file in a directory structure. > > > > I am sure you can write it in Windows shell but I am quite confident it > > is much simpler to write the above two either as a shell or as a perl > > script. > > > > > > Repeating tasks - History. > > Many tasks we do are repeating the same command in a slightly different > > way. > > > > The Linux/Unix version might need you to type in a 20-30 character > > long command. > > The windows version might be shorter and and might require less things > > to remember. > > It might involve clicking on 5 buttons and typing 2 strings. > > > > BUT, the next time you have to do the task - or a similar task - in > > the windowing system you will > > have to repeat the whole sequence while in a unix/linux shell where > > you have a history and > > strong editing capabilities you can reuse the precious solutions. > > > > > > In the end I am not sure the way to go is to advocate Unix/Linux. It > > might be to direct them to the > > command line, some high-level scripting language and maybe even cygwin > > to put them on the > > road in the direction.... > > > > Some of them will arrive. > > > > Gabor > > _______________________________________________ > > Haifux mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://hamakor.org.il/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/haifux > > > > _______________________________________________ > Haifux mailing list > [email protected] > http://hamakor.org.il/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/haifux >
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