Reader Feedback and Insights: Unix Shell Script Is as Good as CL

Hey, Ted:

When I first met the '400, I was annoyed that it didn't act like Unix. The parameter issue your reader mentioned may be somewhat odd, but I don't really think MOVOBJ OBJ(*LIBL/filename) OBJTYPE(*FILE) TOLIB(library) is more simple, intuitive, or effective than the Unix alternatives.

--Scott

I think MBROPT(*REPLACE) is easier to read than trying to remember what -r means to a certain shell utility, but maybe I'd feel differently if I'd spent the last 20 years working with Unix.

Thanks for writing, Scott.

--Ted

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