Zsh Mailing List Archive Messages sorted by: Reverse Date, Date, Thread, Author

Re: -M option for limit

X-seq: zsh-workers 729
From: P.Stephenson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
To: zsh-workers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Zsh hackers list)
Subject: Re: -M option for limit
Date: Wed, 10 Jan 96 08:51:47 +0000
In-reply-to: "A.Main@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"'s message of "Mon, 08 Jan 96 17:39:40 GMT." <21002.199601081739@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

A.Main@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> I think the limit syntax would be much more consistent if it were
> changed from "limit resource value" to "limit resource=value".  This
> would allow arbitrary mixtures of setting and examining resource
> limits, as is already possible with things like typeset and alias.  The
> limit builtin is rather well-established, though, so if it's going to
> be changed it really can't be delayed.  Any opinions?

I think this would be an unnecessary incompatibility.

-- 
Peter Stephenson <pws@xxxxxx>       Tel: +49 33762 77366
WWW:  http://www.ifh.de/~pws/       Fax: +49 33762 77330
Deutches Electronen-Synchrotron --- Institut fuer Hochenergiephysik Zeuthen
DESY-IfH, 15735 Zeuthen, Germany.

Follow-Ups:
- Re: -M option for limit
  - From: Zefram

References:
- -M option for limit
  - From: Zefram

Messages sorted by: Reverse Date, Date, Thread, Author