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  Re: Unexpected delay in using arguments. Bize Ma <binaryzebra@gmail.com> - 2018-08-15 12:11 -0400

#14500 — Re: Unexpected delay in using arguments.

2018-08-15 3:36 GMT-04:00 Bob Proulx <bob@proulx.com>:

> Bize Ma wrote:
>


> I still believe that to be true.


You are entitled to have an opinion, even if incorrect.


> Since you haven't shared what the
> actual task is there is no way for us to propose any counter example
> improvements.  So "almost" is as far as I can go.  Instead should I
> say 99.44% of the time?  Since I have never come across a counter
> example yet?
>

Give it time.


> > Take a look at the Stéphane Chazelas example to convince yourself.
>
> Nothing Stéphane said changed my statement at all.
>

How do you process a «list of files» without the «list of files» ?


> It does look like bash can be more efficient with argument handling.
> Since, for example, dash does it.
>

That is true.

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