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Kernighan)2 814 1 2473 1650 t -(ABSTRACT)2643 2090 w -10 R f -( style of program)3 709(Much of the power of the UNIX operating system comes from a)11 2641 2 1330 2386 t -( more important, easy to combine with other)7 1797(design that makes programs easy to use and,)7 1803 2 1080 2506 t -( style has been called the use of)7 1268(programs. This)1 631 2 1080 2626 t -10 I f -(software tools)1 567 1 3005 2626 t -10 R f -(, and depends more on how)5 1108 1 3572 2626 t -( can be used with other)5 953(the programs fit into the programming environment \320 how they)9 2647 2 1080 2746 t -( as the system has become)5 1116( But)1 208( are designed internally.)3 998(programs \320 than on how they)5 1278 4 1080 2866 t -(commercially successful and has spread widely, this style has often been compromised, to)12 3600 1 1080 2986 t -( programs have become encrusted with dubious features.)7 2337( Old)1 209(the detriment of all users.)4 1054 3 1080 3106 t -( are not always written with attention to proper separation of function)11 2919(Newer programs)1 681 2 1080 3226 t -( program design,)2 708( paper discusses the elements of)5 1358( This)1 244(and design for interconnection.)3 1290 4 1080 3346 t -( possible trends for the)4 970(showing by example good and bad design, and indicates some)9 2630 2 1080 3466 t -(future.)1080 3586 w -( a great commercial success, and is likely to be the standard)11 2428(The UNIX operating system has become)5 1642 2 970 3862 t -(operating system for microcomputers and some mainframes in the coming years.)10 3231 1 720 3982 t -( the)1 158( is portability: the operating system kernel and)7 1927( One)1 226(There are good reasons for this popularity.)6 1759 4 970 4138 t -( can be moved from one type of)7 1279(applications programs are written in the programming language C, and thus)10 3041 2 720 4258 t -( another with much less effort than would be involved in recreating them in the assembly lan-)16 3835(computer to)1 485 2 720 4378 t -( of comput-)2 470( the same operating system therefore runs on a wide variety)10 2408( Essentially)1 492(guage of each machine.)3 950 4 720 4498 t -( more important, ven-)3 883( Perhaps)1 370( along.)1 276(ers, and users needn't learn a new system when new hardware comes)11 2791 4 720 4618 t -( sell the UNIX system needn't provide new software for each new machine; instead, their software)15 3970(dors that)1 350 2 720 4738 t -(can be compiled and run without change on any hardware, which makes the system commercially attrac-)15 4320 1 720 4858 t -( element of zealotry: users of the system tend to be enthusiastic and to expect it wher-)16 3454( is also an)3 406(tive. There)1 460 3 720 4978 t -( the UNIX system in university a few years ago are now in the job mar-)15 2888(ever they go; the students who used)6 1432 2 720 5098 t -(ket and often demand it as a condition of employment.)9 2181 1 720 5218 t -( system was popular long before it was even portable, let alone a commercial success.)14 3496(But the UNIX)2 574 2 970 5374 t -(The reasons for that are more interesting.)6 1643 1 720 5494 t -( the UNIX system was written for the a machine that was \(deservedly\))12 2882(Except for the initial version,)4 1188 2 970 5650 t -( powerful enough to do real computing, but small enough to be affordable by small)14 3517( were)1 257(very popular.)1 546 3 720 5770 t -(organizations such as academic departments in universities.)6 2382 1 720 5890 t -( compet-)1 353(The early UNIX system was smaller but more effective and technically more interesting than)13 3717 2 970 6046 t -( provided a number of innovative applications of computer science,)9 2767( It)1 119( the same hardware.)3 821(ing systems on)2 613 4 720 6166 t -( include the)2 496( Examples)1 459( be obtained by a judicious blend of theory and practice.)10 2393(showing the benefits to)3 972 4 720 6286 t -10 CW f -(yacc)720 6406 w -10 R f -(parser-generator, the)1 827 1 988 6406 t -10 CW f -(diff)1843 6406 w -10 R f -( regular expressions to)3 907(file comparison program, and the pervasive use of)7 2022 2 2111 6406 t -( turn to new programming languages and interesting software for)9 2751( led in)2 282( These)1 304(describe string patterns.)2 983 4 720 6526 t -(applications like program development, document preparation and circuit design.)8 3245 1 720 6646 t -( size, and since essentially everything was written in C, the software)11 2781(Since the system was modest in)5 1289 2 970 6802 t -( customize for particular applications or merely to support a view of the world)13 3346(was easy to modify, to)4 974 2 720 6922 t -8 S1 f -(__________________)720 7022 w -8 R f -(\262 UNIX is a trademark of Bell Laboratories.)7 1409 1 720 7122 t -cleartomark -showpage -saveobj restore -end -%%%PageBoundingBox: 61 65 514 691 -%%EndPage: 1 1 -%%Page: 2 2 -%%PageBoundingBox: (atend) -DpostDict begin -/saveobj save def -mark -2 pagesetup -10 R f -(- 2 -)2 166 1 2797 480 t -( the plethora)2 503( ease of change is also a weakness, of course, as evidenced by)12 2482( \(This)1 262(different from the original.)3 1073 4 720 840 t -(of different versions of the system.\))5 1425 1 720 960 t -( new way of thinking of how to attack)8 1528(Finally, the UNIX system provided a new style of computing, a)10 2542 2 970 1116 t -( programs separately or in combina-)5 1474( style was based on the use of using)8 1482( This)1 235(a problem with a computer.)4 1129 4 720 1236 t -(tion to get a job done, rather than doing it by hand, by monolithic self-sufficient subsystems, or by special-)18 4320 1 720 1356 t -( has been much discussed in the literature, so we don't need to repeat it)14 2926( This)1 234(purpose, one-time programs.)2 1160 3 720 1476 t -(here; see [1], for example.)4 1046 1 720 1596 t -( style is still evolving,)4 898( The)1 209( on the system are closely related.)6 1374(The style of use and design of the tools)8 1589 4 970 1752 t -( program fit together, how the)5 1248(and is the subject of this essay: in particular, how the design and use of a)15 3072 2 720 1872 t -( focus of the)3 526( The)1 215( influences solutions to new problems.)5 1588(tools fit into the environment, and how the style)8 1991 4 720 1992 t -(discussion is a single example, the program)6 1758 1 720 2112 t -10 CW f -(cat)2506 2112 w -10 R f -( of files onto its standard output.)6 1309(, which concatenates a set)4 1045 2 2686 2112 t -10 CW f -(cat)720 2232 w -10 R f -( it is essential to the UNIX system; and it is a)11 1852(is a simple program, both in implementation and in use;)9 2260 2 928 2232 t -( a)1 77( \(Often)1 318( of the kinds of decisions that delight both supporters and critics of the system.)14 3257(good illustration)1 668 4 720 2352 t -( an asset or as a fault by different audiences; our audience is)12 2471(single property of the system will be taken as)8 1849 2 720 2472 t -( the)1 167( Even)1 275( programming.\))1 647(programmers, because the UNIX environment is designed fundamentally for)8 3231 4 720 2592 t -(name)720 2712 w -10 CW f -(cat)965 2712 w -10 R f -(is typical of UNIX program names: it is short, pronounceable, but not conventional English for)14 3866 1 1174 2712 t -( though,)1 329( important,)1 441( Most)1 258( an opposing viewpoint, see [2].\))5 1322( \(For)1 224(the job it does.)3 595 6 720 2832 t -10 CW f -(cat)3915 2832 w -10 R f -(in its usages and varia-)4 919 1 4121 2832 t -(tions exemplifies UNIX program design style and how it has been interpreted by different communities.)14 4158 1 720 2952 t -9 CW f -( \(I\))1 216(11/3/71 CAT)1 3888 2 900 3218 t -( -- concatenate and print)4 1350( _a _t _)3 108(NAME c)1 774 3 900 3438 t -( ...)1 216( _i _l _e _1 _)5 216( f)1 108( _a _t _)3 108(SYNOPSIS c)1 774 5 900 3658 t -( reads each file in sequence and writes it on)9 2430( _a _t _)3 108(DESCRIPTION c)1 774 3 900 3878 t -( Thus:)1 378(the standard output stream.)3 1458 2 1620 3988 t -( _i _l _e _)4 162( f)1 108(c _a _t _)3 162 3 1782 4208 t -( Also:)1 378(is about the easiest way to print a file.)8 2214 2 1620 4428 t -( _i _l _e _3 _)5 216( >f)1 162( _i _l _e _2 _)5 216( f)1 108( _i _l _e _1 _)5 216( f)1 108(c _a _t _)3 162 7 1782 4648 t -(is about the easiest way to concatenate files.)7 2484 1 1620 4868 t -( reads from the)3 810( _a _t _)3 108(If no input file is given c)6 1458 3 1620 5088 t -(standard input file.)2 1080 1 1620 5198 t -(FILES --)1 828 1 900 5418 t -( cp)1 162( pr,)1 450(SEE ALSO)1 432 3 900 5638 t -( if a file cannot be found it is ignored.)9 2214(DIAGNOSTICS none;)1 990 2 900 5858 t -(BUGS --)1 828 1 900 6078 t -( dmr)1 216(OWNER ken,)1 936 2 900 6298 t -10 R f -( page for)2 354( Manual)1 355(Figure 1:)1 364 3 1517 6538 t -10 HB f -(cat)2615 6538 w -10 R f -(, UNIX 1st Edition, November, 1971)5 1482 1 2760 6538 t -( is the manual page for)5 917(Figure 1)1 336 2 720 6898 t -10 CW f -(cat)1999 6898 w -10 R f -( Evidently,)1 465(from the UNIX 1st Edition manual.)5 1426 2 2205 6898 t -10 CW f -(cat)4122 6898 w -10 R f -(copies its input to)3 712 1 4328 6898 t -( taken from a sequence of one or more files, but it can come from the stan-)16 2995( input is normally)3 715( The)1 207(its output.)1 403 4 720 7018 t -( manual suggests two uses, the general file copy:)8 1950( The)1 205( output is the standard output.)5 1189( The)1 205(dard input.)1 433 5 720 7138 t -cleartomark -showpage -saveobj restore -end -%%PageBoundingBox: 61 62 514 764 -%%EndPage: 2 2 -%%Page: 3 3 -%%PageBoundingBox: (atend) -DpostDict begin -/saveobj save def -mark -3 pagesetup -10 R f -(- 3 -)2 166 1 2797 480 t -9 CW f -(cat file1 file2 >file3)3 1188 1 1008 830 t -10 R f -(and printing a file on the terminal:)6 1371 1 720 1010 t -9 CW f -(cat file)1 432 1 1008 1180 t -10 R f -( redirection \(provided)2 876( Output)1 331( the design of the program.)5 1091(The general case is certainly what was intended in)8 2022 4 720 1360 t -(by the)1 248 1 720 1480 t -10 CW f -(>)994 1480 w -10 R f -( by the UNIX shell\) makes)5 1073(operator, implemented)1 905 2 1080 1480 t -10 CW f -(cat)3083 1480 w -10 R f -(a fine general-purpose file concatenator and)5 1752 1 3288 1480 t -(a valuable adjunct for other programs, which can use)8 2114 1 720 1600 t -10 CW f -(cat)2859 1600 w -10 R f -(to process filenames, as in:)4 1079 1 3064 1600 t -9 CW f -(cat file file2 ... | other-program)5 1836 1 1008 1770 t -10 R f -(The fact that)2 510 1 720 1950 t -10 CW f -(cat)1258 1950 w -10 R f -( surprisingly, in practice it turns)5 1297( Perhaps)1 370(will also print on the terminal is a special case.)9 1906 3 1467 1950 t -(out that the special case is the main use of the program.\262)11 2263 1 720 2070 t -(The design of)2 553 1 970 2226 t -10 CW f -(cat)1550 2226 w -10 R f -(is typical of most UNIX programs: it implements one simple but general function)12 3283 1 1757 2226 t -( many different applications \(including many not envisioned by the original author\).)11 3517(that can be used in)4 803 2 720 2346 t -( example, there are separate commands for file system)8 2241( For)1 198( functions.)1 431(Other commands are used for other)5 1450 4 720 2466 t -( systems instead lump these into a)6 1361( Other)1 277( them or telling how big they are.)7 1332(tasks like renaming files, deleting)4 1350 4 720 2586 t -( file copy)2 379( \(The)1 239( its own.)2 344(single ``file system'' command with an internal structure and command language of)11 3358 4 720 2706 t -( approach is not necessarily worse or bet-)7 1675( That)1 236( operating systems like or is an example.\))7 1680(program found on)2 729 4 720 2826 t -( are not completely alien)4 999( such programs)2 614( Unfortunately,)1 637(ter, but it is certainly against the UNIX philosophy.)8 2070 4 720 2946 t -( mail-reading programs and text editors, for example, are large self-contained)10 3132(to the UNIX system \320 some)5 1188 2 720 3066 t -( and mesh poorly with the rest of the system.)9 1838(``subsystems'' that provide their own complete environments)6 2482 2 720 3186 t -( however, are usually imported from or inspired by programs on other operating sys-)13 3396(Most such subsystems,)2 924 2 720 3306 t -(tems with markedly different programming environments.)5 2325 1 720 3426 t -( most important)2 638( The)1 207( significant advantages to the traditional UNIX system approach.)8 2609(There are some)2 616 4 970 3582 t -(is that the surrounding environment \320 the shell and the programs it can invoke \320 provides a uniform)17 4320 1 720 3702 t -( expanded by the shell for all programs, without)8 1941( argument patterns are)3 895( Filename)1 424(access to system facilities.)3 1060 4 720 3822 t -( are a natural)3 550( Pipes)1 278( same is true of input 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with a backquote operator that converts the output of one)10 2621 2 720 4818 t -(in)720 4938 w -9 CW f -(cat `cat filelist`)2 972 1 1008 5108 t -10 R f -( when this operator was invented; because the backquote is)9 2458(No changes were made in any other program)7 1862 2 720 5288 t -( If)1 119( by the shell acquire the feature transparently and uniformly.)9 2444(interpreted by the shell, all programs called)6 1757 3 720 5408 t -( subroutine, by each)3 825(special characters like backquotes were instead interpreted, even by calling a standard)11 3495 2 720 5528 t -( appropriate, every program would require \(at least\) recompilation whenever)9 3085(program that found the feature)4 1235 2 720 5648 t -( but experimentation would be)4 1273( only would uniformity be hard to enforce,)7 1787( Not)1 212(someone had a new idea.)4 1048 4 720 5768 t -(harder because of the effort of installing any changes.)8 2141 1 720 5888 t -( introduced two changes in)4 1124(The UNIX 7th Edition system)4 1249 2 970 6044 t -10 CW f -(cat)3380 6044 w -10 R f -( files that could not be read,)6 1184(. First,)1 296 2 3560 6044 t -( Second,)1 376( permissions or simple non-existence, were reported rather than ignored.)9 2954(either because of denied)3 990 3 720 6164 t -( the addition of a single optional argument)7 1703(and less desirable, was)3 909 2 720 6284 t -10 CW f -(-u)3358 6284 w -10 R f -(, which forced)2 575 1 3478 6284 t -10 CW f -(cat)4079 6284 w -10 R f -(to unbuffer its out-)3 755 1 4285 6284 t -( 8th Edition of the system, are technical)7 1608(put \(the reasons for this option, which has disappeared again in the)11 2712 2 720 6404 t -(and irrelevant here.\))2 805 1 720 6524 t -( of one argument was enough to suggest more, and other versions of the system)14 3358(But the existence)2 712 2 970 6680 t -8 S1 f -(__________________)720 6780 w -8 R f -(\262 The use of)3 402 1 720 6880 t -8 CW f -(cat)1144 6880 w -8 R f -(to feed a single input file to a program has to some degree superseded the shell's)15 2592 1 1310 6880 t -8 CW f -(<)3924 6880 w -8 R f -(operator, which illus-)2 686 1 3994 6880 t -(trates that general-purpose constructs \320 like)5 1482 1 720 6980 t -8 CW f -(cat)2234 6980 w -8 R f -( are often more natural than convenient special-purpose)7 1843(and pipes \320)2 427 2 2410 6980 t -(ones.)720 7080 w -cleartomark -showpage -saveobj restore -end -%%PageBoundingBox: 61 69 514 764 -%%EndPage: 3 3 -%%Page: 4 4 -%%PageBoundingBox: (atend) -DpostDict begin -/saveobj save def -mark -4 pagesetup -10 R f -(- 4 -)2 166 1 2797 480 t -(soon embellished)1 703 1 720 840 t -10 CW f -(cat)1454 840 w -10 R f -( list comes from)3 665( This)1 234(with features.)1 549 3 1665 840 t -10 CW f -(cat)3144 840 w -10 R f -( UNIX)1 281(on the Berkeley distribution of the)5 1404 2 3355 840 t -(system:)720 960 w -9 CW f -(-s)1008 1130 w -9 R f -(strip multiple blank lines to a single instance)7 1611 1 1391 1130 t -9 CW f -(-n)1008 1240 w -9 R f -(number the output lines)3 854 1 1391 1240 t -9 CW f -(-b)1008 1350 w -9 R f -(number only the non-blank lines)4 1172 1 1391 1350 t -9 CW f -(-v)1008 1460 w -9 R f -(make non-printing characters visible)3 1319 1 1391 1460 t -9 CW f -(-ve)1368 1570 w -9 R f -(mark ends of lines)3 664 1 1751 1570 t -9 CW f -(-vt)1368 1680 w -9 R f -(change representation of tab)3 1019 1 1751 1680 t -10 R f -( there are similar options and even a clash of naming:)10 2265(In System V,)2 549 2 970 1896 t -10 CW f -(-s)3822 1896 w -10 R f -(instructs)3980 1896 w -10 CW f -(cat)4357 1896 w -10 R f -(to be silent)2 465 1 4575 1896 t -( none of these options are appropriate additions to)8 2029( But)1 199(about non-existent files.)2 971 3 720 2016 t -10 CW f -(cat)3948 2016 w -10 R f -( reasons get to the)4 733(; the)1 179 2 4128 2016 t -(heart of how UNIX programs are designed and why they work well together.)12 3073 1 720 2136 t -(It's easy to dispose of \(Berkeley\))5 1322 1 970 2292 t -10 CW f -(-s)2317 2292 w -10 R f -(,)2437 2292 w -10 CW f -(-n)2487 2292 w -10 R f -(and)2632 2292 w -10 CW f -(-b)2801 2292 w -10 R f -( done with existing tools)4 988(: all of these jobs are readily)6 1131 2 2921 2292 t -(like)720 2412 w -10 CW f -(sed)895 2412 w -10 R f -(and)1100 2412 w -10 CW f -(awk)1269 2412 w -10 R f -( example, to number lines, this)5 1230(. For)1 214 2 1449 2412 t -10 CW f -(awk)2918 2412 w -10 R f -(invocation suffices:)1 785 1 3123 2412 t -9 CW f -(awk '{ print NR "\\t" $0 }')6 1404 1 1008 2582 t -9 I f -(filenames)2466 2582 w -10 R f -(If line-numbering is needed often, this command can be packaged under a name like)13 3370 1 720 2762 t -10 CW f -(linenumber)4116 2762 w -10 R f -(and put)1 298 1 4742 2762 t -( possibility is to modify the)5 1104( Another)1 378(in a convenient public place.)4 1149 3 720 2882 t -10 CW f -(pr)3377 2882 w -10 R f -( format text)2 466(command, whose job is to)4 1051 2 3523 2882 t -( lines is an appropriate feature in)6 1314( Numbering)1 506( printer.)1 317(such as program source for output on a line)8 1730 4 720 3002 t -10 CW f -(pr)4613 3002 w -10 R f -(; in fact)2 307 1 4733 3002 t -(UNIX System V)2 682 1 720 3122 t -10 CW f -(pr)1435 3122 w -10 R f -(has a)1 210 1 1588 3122 t -10 CW f -(-n)1831 3122 w -10 R f -( never was a need to modify)6 1167( There)1 289(option to do so.)3 644 3 1983 3122 t -10 CW f -(cat)4115 3122 w -10 R f -(; these options are)3 745 1 4295 3122 t -(gratuitous tinkering.)1 811 1 720 3242 t -(But what about)2 623 1 970 3398 t -10 CW f -(-v)1624 3398 w -10 R f -( strange)1 319( Making)1 367( prints non-printing characters in a visible representation.)7 2327(? That)1 283 4 1744 3398 t -( \(``)1 157(characters visible is a genuinely new function, for which no existing program is suitable.)13 3646 2 720 3518 t -10 CW f -(sed -n l)2 426 1 4523 3518 t -10 R f -('',)4949 3518 w -( to occur in)3 470(the closest standard possibility, aborts when given very long input lines, which are more likely)14 3850 2 720 3638 t -( isn't it appropriate to add the)6 1284( So)1 173( characters.\))1 503(files containing non-printing)2 1180 4 720 3758 t -10 CW f -(-v)3902 3758 w -10 R f -(option to)1 376 1 4064 3758 t -10 CW f -(cat)4482 3758 w -10 R f -(to make)1 336 1 4704 3758 t -(strange characters visible when a file is printed?)7 1920 1 720 3878 t -( a modification confuses what)4 1202( Such)1 251(The answer is ``No.'')3 858 3 970 4034 t -10 CW f -(cat)3307 4034 w -10 R f -('s job is \320 concatenating files \320 with)7 1553 1 3487 4034 t -( UNIX program)2 667( A)1 137( a common special case \320 showing a file on the terminal.)11 2478(what it happens to do in)5 1038 4 720 4154 t -( one thing well, and leave unrelated tasks to other programs.)10 2517(should do)1 402 2 720 4274 t -10 CW f -(cat)3700 4274 w -10 R f -('s job is to the data in files.)7 1160 1 3880 4274 t -(Programs that collect data shouldn't the data;)6 1809 1 720 4394 t -10 CW f -(cat)2554 4394 w -10 R f -(therefore shouldn't transform its input.)4 1551 1 2759 4394 t -(The preferred approach in this case is a separate program that deals with non-printable characters.)14 4070 1 970 4550 t -(We called ours)2 602 1 720 4670 t -10 CW f -(vis)1349 4670 w -10 R f -( because its job is to make things vis-)8 1502(\(a suggestive, pronounceable, non-English name\))4 1982 2 1556 4670 t -( visible \320 and as)4 714( usual, the default is to do what most users will want \320 make strange characters)15 3266(ible. As)1 340 3 720 4790 t -( making)1 330( By)1 172(necessary include options for variations on that theme.)7 2215 3 720 4910 t -10 CW f -(vis)3467 4910 w -10 R f -(a separate program, related useful)4 1364 1 3676 4910 t -( example, the option)3 864( For)1 205(functions are easy to provide.)4 1242 3 720 5030 t -10 CW f -(-s)3072 5030 w -10 R f -( characters,)1 470(strips out \(i.e., discards\) strange)4 1337 2 3233 5030 t -( treatment and)2 571( options control the)3 778( Other)1 278(which is handy for dealing with files from other operating systems.)10 2693 4 720 5150 t -( may or may not be considered strange in different situa-)10 2312(format of characters like tabs and backspaces that)7 2008 2 720 5270 t -( options make sense in)4 917(tions. Such)1 473 2 720 5390 t -10 CW f -(vis)2137 5390 w -10 R f -( In)1 135(because its focus is entirely on the treatment of such characters.)10 2561 2 2344 5390 t -10 CW f -(cat)720 5510 w -10 R f -( require an entire sub-language within the)6 1729(, they)1 232 2 900 5510 t -10 CW f -(-v)2897 5510 w -10 R f -(option, and thus get even further away from the)8 1987 1 3053 5510 t -( separate program makes conve-)4 1334( providing the function in a)5 1151( Also,)1 276(fundamental purpose of that program.)4 1559 4 720 5630 t -(nient options such as)3 836 1 720 5750 t -10 CW f -(-s)1581 5750 w -10 R f -(easier to invent, because it isolates the problem as well as the solution.)12 2819 1 1726 5750 t -( example, if we want)4 890( For)1 203( efficiency.)1 462(One possible objection to separate programs for each task is)9 2515 4 970 5906 t -(numbered lines and visible characters it is probably more efficient to run the one command)14 3638 1 720 6026 t -9 CW f -(cat -n -v file)3 756 1 1008 6196 t -10 R f -(than the two-element pipeline)3 1190 1 720 6376 t -9 CW f -(linenumber file | vis)3 1134 1 1008 6546 t -10 R f -(In practice, however,)2 849 1 720 6726 t -10 CW f -(cat)1598 6726 w -10 R f -( common cases be)3 744(is usually used with no options, so it makes sense to have the)12 2489 2 1807 6726 t -( current research version of the)5 1297( The)1 217(the efficient ones.)2 738 3 720 6846 t -10 CW f -(cat)3009 6846 w -10 R f -(command is actually about five times faster)6 1814 1 3226 6846 t -( data in large blocks instead of the byte-at-)8 1734(than the Berkeley and System V versions because it can process)10 2586 2 720 6966 t -( and this is perhaps more important, it)7 1537( Also,)1 267( is enabled.)2 458(time processing that might be required if an option)8 2058 4 720 7086 t -( of the real)3 456( Most)1 265( program.)1 397(is hard to imagine any of these examples being the bottleneck of a production)13 3202 4 720 7206 t -cleartomark -showpage -saveobj restore -end -%%PageBoundingBox: 61 55 514 764 -%%EndPage: 4 4 -%%Page: 5 5 -%%PageBoundingBox: (atend) -DpostDict begin -/saveobj save def -mark -5 pagesetup -10 R f -(- 5 -)2 166 1 2797 480 t -( waiting for the user's terminal to display the characters, or even for the user to read)16 3414(time is probably taken)3 906 2 720 840 t -(them.)720 960 w -( than wider options; which is better depends on the problem.)10 2457(Separate programs are not always better)5 1613 2 970 1116 t -( needs a way to perform a new function, one faces the choice of whether to add a new option)19 3739(Whenever one)1 581 2 720 1236 t -( The)1 209( none of the programmable tools will do the job conveniently\).)10 2546(or write a new program \(assuming that)6 1565 3 720 1356 t -( are appropri-)2 546( Options)1 369( be that each program does one thing.)7 1511(guiding principle for making the choice should)6 1894 4 720 1476 t -( there is no such program, then a new)8 1558( If)1 124( the right functionality.)3 946(ately added to a program that already has)7 1692 4 720 1596 t -( that case, the usual criteria for program design should be used: the program should)14 3325( In)1 133(program is called for.)3 862 3 720 1716 t -( general as possible, its default behavior should match the most common usage, and it should cooper-)16 4115(be as)1 205 2 720 1836 t -(ate with other programs.)3 976 1 720 1956 t -( first)1 187( The)1 206( problem, dealing with fast terminal lines.)6 1677(Let's look at these issues in the context of another)9 2000 4 970 2112 t -( written in the days when 150 baud was ``fast,'' and all terminals used)13 2897(versions of the UNIX system were)5 1423 2 720 2232 t -( should we deal with the fact)6 1202( How)1 253( typical, and hard-copy terminals are rare.)6 1721( 9600 baud is)3 560(paper. Today,)1 584 5 720 2352 t -(that output from programs like)4 1227 1 720 2472 t -10 CW f -(cat)1972 2472 w -10 R f -(scrolls off the top of the screen faster than one can read it?)12 2332 1 2177 2472 t -( is to tell each program about the properties of terminals, so it)12 2461( One)1 216(There are two obvious approaches.)4 1393 3 970 2628 t -( other is to write a command that handles ter-)9 1811( The)1 206(does the right thing \(whether by option or automatically\).)8 2303 3 720 2748 t -(minals, and leave most programs untouched.)5 1784 1 720 2868 t -( Berkeley's version of the)4 1039(An example of the first approach is)6 1414 2 970 3024 t -10 CW f -(ls)3450 3024 w -10 R f -(command, which lists the filenames)4 1443 1 3597 3024 t -( us call it)3 370( Let)1 185(in a directory.)2 561 3 720 3144 t -10 CW f -(lsc)1863 3144 w -10 R f -( 7th Edition)2 475( The)1 206(to avoid confusion.)2 771 3 2070 3144 t -10 CW f -(ls)3548 3144 w -10 R f -(command lists filenames in a sin-)5 1346 1 3694 3144 t -( directory, the list of filenames disappears off the top of the screen at great speed.)15 3290(gle column, so for a large)5 1030 2 720 3264 t -10 CW f -(lsc)720 3384 w -10 R f -( columns across the screen \(which is assumed to be 80 columns wide\), so there are typically)16 3770(prints in)1 338 2 932 3384 t -( option)1 285( The)1 209( as many names on each line, and thus the output usually fits on one screen.)15 3081(four to eight times)3 745 4 720 3504 t -10 CW f -(-1)720 3624 w -10 R f -(can be used to get the old single-column behavior.)8 2011 1 865 3624 t -(Surprisingly,)970 3780 w -10 CW f -(lsc)1515 3780 w -10 R f -(operates differently if its output is a file or pipe:)9 1917 1 1720 3780 t -9 CW f -(lsc)1008 3950 w -10 R f -(produces output different from)3 1228 1 720 4130 t -9 CW f -(lsc | cat)2 486 1 1008 4300 t -10 R f -(The reason is that)3 722 1 720 4480 t -10 CW f -(lsc)1472 4480 w -10 R f -(begins by examining whether or not its output is a terminal, and prints in columns)14 3358 1 1682 4480 t -( to files or pipes,)4 685( retaining single-column output)3 1273( By)1 172(only if it is.)3 477 4 720 4600 t -10 CW f -(lsc)3356 4600 w -10 R f -(ensures compatibility with programs)3 1475 1 3565 4600 t -(like)720 4720 w -10 CW f -(grep)895 4720 w -10 R f -(or)1160 4720 w -10 CW f -(wc)1268 4720 w -10 R f -( adjustment of the output format depend-)6 1643( This)1 228(that expect things to be printed one per line.)8 1756 3 1413 4720 t -(ing on the destination is not only distasteful, it is unique \320 no standard UNIX command has this property.)18 4265 1 720 4840 t -(A more insidious problem with)4 1266 1 970 4996 t -10 CW f -(lsc)2266 4996 w -10 R f -(is that the columnation facility, which is actually a useful, gen-)10 2564 1 2476 4996 t -( Pro-)1 225( is built in and thus inaccessible to other programs that could use a similar compression.)15 3559(eral function,)1 536 3 720 5116 t -( automatic columnation in)3 1050( The)1 206( special solutions to general problems.)5 1537(grams should not attempt)3 1014 4 720 5236 t -10 CW f -(lsc)4553 5236 w -10 R f -(is rem-)1 281 1 4759 5236 t -( the ``wild cards'' found in some systems that provide filename pattern matching only for a par-)16 3896(iniscent of)1 424 2 720 5356 t -( experience with centralized processing of wild cards in the UNIX shell shows over-)13 3458( The)1 212(ticular program.)1 650 3 720 5476 t -(whelmingly how important it is to centralize the function where it can be used by all programs.)16 3798 1 720 5596 t -(One solution for the)3 808 1 970 5752 t -10 CW f -(ls)1805 5752 w -10 R f -( \320 a separate program for columnation, so that columna-)9 2317(problem is obvious)2 771 2 1952 5752 t -(tion into say 5 columns is just)6 1196 1 720 5872 t -9 CW f -(ls | 5)2 324 1 1008 6042 t -10 R f -( the multi-column option of)4 1110(It is easy to build a first-draft version with)8 1687 2 720 6222 t -10 CW f -(pr)3543 6222 w -10 R f -( commands)1 459(. The)1 231 2 3663 6222 t -10 CW f -(2)4379 6222 w -10 R f -(,)4439 6222 w -10 CW f -(3)4490 6222 w -10 R f -(, etc., are all)3 490 1 4550 6222 t -(links to a single file:)4 817 1 720 6342 t -9 CW f -(pr -$0 -t -l1 $*)4 864 1 1008 6512 t -10 CW f -($0)720 6692 w -10 R f -(is the program name \()4 880 1 866 6692 t -10 CW f -(2)1746 6692 w -10 R f -(,)1806 6692 w -10 CW f -(3)1857 6692 w -10 R f -( so)1 116(, etc.\),)1 250 2 1917 6692 t -10 CW f -(-$0)2310 6692 w -10 R f -(becomes)2517 6692 w -10 CW f -(-)2893 6692 w -10 I f -(n)2953 6692 w -10 R f -(where is the number of columns that)6 1471 1 3030 6692 t -10 CW f -(pr)4528 6692 w -10 R f -(is to pro-)2 365 1 4675 6692 t -( normal heading, set the page length to 1 line, and pass the arguments)13 2816( other options suppress the)4 1082(duce. The)1 422 3 720 6812 t -(on to)1 215 1 720 6932 t -10 CW f -(pr)972 6932 w -10 R f -( of the use of tools \320 it takes only a moment to write, and it)15 2605( implementation is typical)3 1078(. This)1 265 3 1092 6932 t -( a more general service is desired, such as automatically)9 2383( If)1 133(serves perfectly well for most applications.)5 1804 3 720 7052 t -( required, but the one-)4 924(selecting the number of columns for optimal compaction, a C program is probably)12 3396 2 720 7172 t -(line implementation above satisfies the immediate need and provides a base for experimentation with the)14 4320 1 720 7292 t -cleartomark -showpage -saveobj restore -end -%%PageBoundingBox: 61 47 514 764 -%%EndPage: 5 5 -%%Page: 6 6 -%%PageBoundingBox: (atend) -DpostDict begin -/saveobj save def -mark -6 pagesetup -10 R f -(- 6 -)2 166 1 2797 480 t -(design of a fancier program, should one become necessary.)8 2360 1 720 840 t -(Similar reasoning suggests a solution for the general problem of data flowing off screens \(colum-)14 4070 1 970 996 t -( programs are by)3 697( Such)1 258( input and print it a screen at a time.)9 1509(nated or not\): a separate program to take any)8 1856 4 720 1116 t -( like)1 178(now widely available, under names)4 1419 2 720 1236 t -10 CW f -(pg)2345 1236 w -10 R f -(and)2493 1236 w -10 CW f -(more)2665 1236 w -10 R f -( solution affects no other programs, but can be)8 1879(. This)1 256 2 2905 1236 t -( be enhanced with options)4 1059( usual, once the basic feature is right, the program can)10 2206( As)1 166(used with all of them.)4 889 4 720 1356 t -( screen size, backing up, searching for patterns, and anything else that proves useful within)14 3755(for specifying)1 565 2 720 1476 t -(that basic job.)2 558 1 720 1596 t -( the user forgets to pipe output into)7 1423( If)1 119(There is still a problem, of course.)6 1388 3 970 1752 t -10 CW f -(pg)3928 1752 w -10 R f -(, the output that goes off)5 992 1 4048 1752 t -( would be desirable if the facilities of)7 1510( It)1 114( is gone.)2 342(the top of the screen)4 825 4 720 1872 t -10 CW f -(pg)3539 1872 w -10 R f -(were always present without hav-)4 1353 1 3687 1872 t -(ing to be requested explicitly.)4 1185 1 720 1992 t -( not)1 156(There are related useful functions that are typically only available as part of a particular program,)15 3914 2 970 2148 t -( the history mechanism provided by some versions of the UNIX shell:)11 2844( example is)2 465( One)1 221(in a central service.)3 790 4 720 2268 t -( why)1 213( But)1 211( with editing.)2 563(commands are remembered, so it's possible to review and repeat them, perhaps)11 3333 4 720 2388 t -( programs called)2 667( not even general enough to pass input to)8 1653( \(It's)1 218(should this facility be restricted to the shell?)7 1782 4 720 2508 t -( well; any interactive)3 849( other programs could profit as)5 1244( Certainly)1 424(the shell; it applies to shell commands only.\))7 1803 4 720 2628 t -( subtly, why should the facility be)6 1412( More)1 275( from the ability to re-execute commands.)6 1726(program could benefit)2 907 4 720 2748 t -( often useful as input to another.)6 1296(restricted to program Pipes have shown that the output from one program is)12 3024 2 720 2868 t -( of commands such as)4 890(With a little editing, the output)5 1249 2 720 2988 t -10 CW f -(ls)2886 2988 w -10 R f -(or)3033 2988 w -10 CW f -(make)3143 2988 w -10 R f -(can be turned into commands or data for)7 1630 1 3410 2988 t -(other programs.)1 632 1 720 3108 t -( com-)1 235(Another facility that could be usefully centralized is typified by the editor escape in some mail)15 3835 2 970 3264 t -( this is all)3 393( But)1 197( is possible to pick up part of a mail message, edit it, and then include it in a reply.)19 3330(mands. It)1 400 4 720 3384 t -(done by special facilities within the)5 1418 1 720 3504 t -10 CW f -(mail)2163 3504 w -10 R f -(command and so its use is restricted.)6 1468 1 2428 3504 t -( by a different program, which usually has its own syntax and seman-)12 2860(Each such service is provided)4 1210 2 970 3660 t -( is in contrast to features such as pagination, which is always the same because it is only done by)19 3924(tics. This)1 396 2 720 3780 t -( output text is more environmental than functional; it is more like the)12 2772( editing of input and)4 811( The)1 205(one program.)1 532 4 720 3900 t -( since the shell)3 597( But)1 197( automatic numbering of lines of text.)6 1519(shell's expansion of filename metacharacters than)5 2007 4 720 4020 t -( The)1 211( see the characters sent as input to the programs, it cannot provide such editing.)14 3251(does not)1 341 3 720 4140 t -10 CW f -(emacs)4554 4140 w -10 R f -(edi-)4885 4140 w -(tor)720 4260 w -8 R f -(3)831 4228 w -10 R f -( capability, by processing all UNIX command input and output, but this)11 2901(provides a limited form of this)5 1239 2 900 4260 t -( the complexities and vagaries of yet another massive subsys-)9 2469(is expensive, clumsy, and subjects the users to)7 1851 2 720 4380 t -(tem \(which isn't to criticize the inventiveness of the idea\).)9 2324 1 720 4500 t -(A potentially simpler solution is to let the terminal or terminal interface do the work, with controlled)16 4070 1 970 4656 t -( have used the)3 574( We)1 190( retransmission of visible text, and review of what has gone before.)11 2703(scrolling, editing and)2 853 4 720 4776 t -(programmability of the Blit terminal)4 1489 1 720 4896 t -8 R f -(4)2209 4864 w -10 R f -( capitalize on this)3 726(\320 a programmable bitmap graphics display \320 to)7 2033 2 2281 4896 t -(possibility, to good effect.)3 1047 1 720 5016 t -( on the display, which can be edited, rearranged and)9 2210(The Blit uses a mouse to point to characters)8 1860 2 970 5172 t -( the terminal)2 505( Because)1 382( keyboard.)1 421(transmitted back to the UNIX system as though they had been typed on the)13 3012 4 720 5292 t -( how the text was created; all the features)8 1659(is essentially simulating typed input, the programs are oblivious to)9 2661 2 720 5412 t -( general editing capabilities of the terminal, with no changes to the)11 2806(discussed above are provided by the)5 1514 2 720 5532 t -(UNIX programs.)1 676 1 720 5652 t -( user's control.)2 600(There are some obvious direct advantages to the Blit's ability to process text under the)14 3470 2 970 5808 t -( is trivial: commands can be selected with the mouse, edited if desired, and retransmitted.)14 3794(Shell history)1 526 2 720 5928 t -( equivalent, history is limited neither to the)7 1799(Since from the terminal's viewpoint all text on the display is)10 2521 2 720 6048 t -( Blit provides editing, most of the interactive features of programs)10 2654( the)1 149( Because)1 384(shell nor to command input.)4 1133 4 720 6168 t -(like)720 6288 w -10 CW f -(mail)895 6288 w -10 R f -(are unnecessary; they are done easily, transparently and uniformly by the terminal.)11 3301 1 1160 6288 t -( interactive fea-)2 639(The most interesting facet of this work, however, is the way it removes the need for)15 3431 2 970 6444 t -( is the place where interaction is provided, much as the shell is the pro-)14 2907(tures in programs; 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Kernighan and Rob Pike,)5 1179(1. B.)1 342 2 720 2148 t -10 I f -(The UNIX Programming Environment,)3 1560 1 2266 2148 t -10 R f -(Prentice-Hall \(1984\).)1 848 1 3851 2148 t -( Norman, ``The Truth about UNIX,'')5 1482(2. D.)1 347 2 720 2304 t -10 I f -(Datamation)2574 2304 w -10 R f -(\(November, 1981\).)1 762 1 3077 2304 t -( Gosling, ``UNIX Emacs,'' CMU internal memorandum \(August, 1982\).)8 2907(3. James)1 494 2 720 2460 t -( Multiplexed Graphics Terminal,'')3 1411( Pike, ``The Blit: A)4 811(4. 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diff --git a/tpl/children/.i_dont_care.md.swp b/tpl/children/.i_dont_care.md.swp deleted file mode 100644 index a888b79..0000000 Binary files a/tpl/children/.i_dont_care.md.swp and /dev/null differ diff --git a/tpl/children/fuck_the_children.md b/tpl/children/fuck_the_children.md deleted file mode 100644 index 892c6f8..0000000 --- a/tpl/children/fuck_the_children.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,82 +0,0 @@ -George Carlin: - - Something else I'm getting tired of in this country is all this stupid talk - I have to listen to about children. That's all you hear about anymore, - children: "Help the children, save the children, protect the children." You - know what I say? Fuck the children! - - They're getting entirely too much attention. And I know what some of you are - thinking: " Jesus, he's not going to attack children, is he?" Yes he is! - He's going to attack children. And remember, this is Mr. Conductor talking; - I know what I'm talking about. - - And I also know that all you boring single dads and working moms, who think - you're such fucking heros, aren't gonna like this, but somebody's gotta tell - you for your own good: your children are overrated and overvalued, and - you've turned them into little cult objects. You have a child fetish, and - it's not healthy. And don't give me all that weak shit, "Well, I love my - children." Fuck you! Everybody loves their children; it doesn't make you - special. : : : John Wayne Gacy loved his children. Yes, he did. That's not - what I'm talking about. What I'm talking about is this constant, mindless - yammering in the media, this neurotic fixation that suggests that somehow - everything--everything--has to revolve around the lives of children. Ist's - completely out of balance. - - Listen, there are a couple of things about kids you have to remember. First - of all, they're not all cute. In fact, if you look at 'em real close, most - of them are rather unpleasant looking. And a lot of them don't smell too - good either. The little ones in particular seem to have a kind of urine and - sour-milk combination that I don't care for at all. Stay with me on this - folks, the sooner you face it the better off your going to be. - - Second, premise: not all chidren are smart and clever. Got that? Kids are - like any other group of people: a few winners, a whole lot of losers! This - country is filled with loser kids who simply...aren't...going anywhere! And - there's nothing you can do about it, folks. Nothing! You can't save them - all. You can't do it. You gotta let 'em go; you gotta cut 'em loose; you - gotta stop over-protecting them, because your making 'em too soft. - - Today's kids are way too soft. : : : For one thing, there's too much - emphasis on safety and safety equipment: childproof medicine bottles, - fireproof pajamas, child restraints, car seats. And helmets! Bicycle, - baseball, skateboard, scooter helmets. Kids have to wear helmets now for - everything but jerking off. Grown-ups have taken all the fun out of being a - kid. : : : What's happened is, these baby boomers, these soft, fruity baby - boomers, have raised an entire generation of soft, fruity kids who aren't - even allowed hazardous toys, for Chrissakes! What ever happened to natural - selection? Survival of the fittest? The kid who swallows too many marbles - doesn't grow up to have kids of his own. Simple stuff. Nature knows best! - - Another bunch of ignorant bullshit about your children: school uniforms. Bad - theory! The idea that if kids wear uniforms to school, it helps keep order. - Hey! Don't these schools do enough damage makin' all these children think - alike? Now they're gonna get 'em to look alike, too? : : : And it's not even - a new idea; I first saw it in old newsreels from the 1930s, but it was hard - to understand, because the narration was in German! But the uniforms looked - beautiful. And the children did everything they were told and never - questioned authority. Gee, I wonder why someone would want to put our - children in uniforms. Can't imagine. - - And one more item about children: this superstitous nonsense of blaming - tobacco companies for kids who smoke. Listem! Kids don't smoke because a - camel in sunglasses tells them to. They smoke for the same reasons adults - do, because it's an enjoyable activity that relieves anxiety and depression. - - And you'd be anxious and depressed too if you had to put up with these - pathetic, insecure, yuppie parents who enroll you in college before you've - figured out which side of the playpen smells the worst and then fill you - with Ritalin to get you in a mood they approve of, and drag you all over - town in search of empty, meaningless structure: Little League, Cub Scouts, - swimming, soccer, karate, piano, bagpipes, watercolors, witchcraft, glass - blowing, and dildo practice. It's absurd. : : : They even have "play dates", - for Christ sake! Playing is now done by appointment! But it's true. A lot of - these striving, and parents are burning their kids out on structure. I think - what every child needs and ought to have every day is two hours of - daydreaming. Plain old daydreaming. - - Turn off the internet, the CD-ROMS, and the computer games and let them - stare at a tree for a couple of hours. Every now and then they actually come - up with one of their own ideas. You want to know how to help your kids? - Leave them the fuck alone. - - diff --git a/tpl/children/i_dont_care.md b/tpl/children/i_dont_care.md deleted file mode 100644 index 73a9393..0000000 --- a/tpl/children/i_dont_care.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,58 +0,0 @@ - I Don’t Fucking Care About The Children. 18 December 2002 - - There. I said it. I don’t care about “the children” - and I don’t care about - protecting themselves. Keep your fucking plastic plates away from my outlets. - Keep your petitions to shut down the porno houses away from me, let I tear them - to bits and urinate upon them. If you tell me to throw away my books, violent - movies and games, or the like to keep the minds of children clean - I will tell - you to shove your head up your ass, fucker. This insane quest to protect “The - Children” is absurd! We coddle and we coddle the damn things and they still - turn out maladjusted… wait, maybe they wouldn’t turn out maladjusted if they - weren’t coddled! When children used to scream or throw tantrums or beat up - other children - they were usually PUNISHED! What a novel concept! Punishment! - Negative reinforcement for negative actions - how novel! - - Worst of all, is the foisting of the care and proper raising of these wastes of - sperm and egg onto the populace at large! This is of course, when it doesn’t - involve the actual mental raising of the child - such as setting limits, or - telling the damn thing what it can or cannot do. That will damage it’s precious - self-esteem! We can’t have that, can we?! So, if we can’t tell the child - they’re doing something wrong, dangerous or illegal - what can we do? We can - immediately cease and desist all enjoyable activities that children either - cannot, or shoud not be involved in. Activities such as reading books with foul - language, playing violent games, watching porn, having pre-marital sex, eating - unhealthy foods, or thinking for ourselves. - - Meanwhile, the parents will continue to funnel McDonalds and Easy Mac into - junior’s gaping maw because it’s easier than cooking a healthy meal. They will - continue to bitch about what’s on the television to politicians while letting - junior sit in front of it for 6 hours a day. They complain about women getting - abortions, because it “kills precious babies” while letting unwanted children - rot in orphanages and state care. They complain about people who say fuck in - public, while seeing nothing wrong with assualting anyone who dares tell their - child the simple word “No.” They constantly buy all the newest plastic - kindercrap, that junior is just going to play with for five minutes, than throw - it on the pile. This is the future? A world of spoiled brats who don’t know how - to control themselves above being able to hold in their shit until they can - find a toilet. A world of morons who blame everyone but themselves for their - own shortcomings. A world of closed-minded fuckers who refuse to budge from the - Staus Quo? - - For the love of God, I can’t take that! I can’t fucking deal with that shit. - It’s not that I want to kill kids. That would involve being near the little - buggers long enough to get off a shot. I support public education - assuming - it’s good education, and not a glorfied state babysitter who can’t give a child - an F without getting reamed by both the parents and the administration. I - support socialized health care for everyone - adult and child. That doesn’t - mean I think we should suck up and kiss ass to anyone with half a brain and - proof of a functioning reproductive system (i.e. a child). Parenting is the - parent’s responsibility - not mine, not the government’s. Don’t pass the buck - to me, for fuck’s sake. I’m not making you do my computer science homework, so - don’t make me suffer the atonal screamings of your twatrocket while I’m trying - to eat, and don’t make my put up with your spoiled sprogling demanding what he - can’t get. - - It is not my job, fuckers. Parent your own damn children! - - Devo - Jocko Homo/I Need A Chick - diff --git a/tpl/children/index.md b/tpl/children/index.md deleted file mode 100644 index a76769a..0000000 --- a/tpl/children/index.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,16 +0,0 @@ -Children considered harmful -=========================== - -Children are nothing more than a toy some parents use to feed their ego and feel important. They are a nuisance and make life miserable for everyone else around. - -Some recommended articles for parents, prospective parents, or anyone that has to suffer the evils caused by little evil goblins. - -* [Fuck the children](fuck_the_children) by George Carlin -* [I Don’t Fucking Care About The Children](i_dont_care) by Devo - Jocko Homo - -Alternatives to children ------------------------- - -* Contraception -* Videogames -