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Re: Better way to check for wget

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From	Ronald <gettingchoppy@gmail.com>
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Subject	Re: Better way to check for wget
Date	Mon, 01 Feb 2021 12:21:47 +1300
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In message <58f473d9b3UCEbin@tiscali.co.uk>
          "John Williams (News)" <UCEbin@tiscali.co.uk> wrote:

> In article <356d64f458.Kevin@Kevsoft>,
>    Kevin Wells <kev@kevsoft.co.uk> wrote:
> 
> > I'm implementing in the application BASIC file rather than
> > the !Run file, in which I use X wget and send the log into the
> > applications scrap file
> 
> You could always send it to null by redirection.
> 
> John
> 
Yes
wget { > null: }
would quit with 'File 'wget not found'
It does run the binary to find out though.
OTH it will find an alias also.

Ifthere Run:wget Then Else Error wget not found
only works for something in the Runpath, but also gives the
option for alternative Error msg or alternative Else ...

IfThere Run:wget Then Else If "<Wget$Dir>" = "" Then wget { > null: }

only trys to run wget in the case of someone not using the
standard issue wget app, but fits in the RunPath check first.
Bordering on too many conditions for an Obey line, wasn't there
an IfNThere available once?
I think it is multiple Elses that lose their way.

Possibly the 'which' utility would be best, includes modules.
but we cant assume that it is installed.
Maybe it should be mandatory.
On a system with alias's possibly hidden away, the 'which' utility
can reduce confusion.

Only been looking at obey file options here
 Ronald May

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Better way to check for wget Kevin Wells <kev@kevsoft.co.uk> - 2021-01-20 20:58 +0000
  Re: Better way to check for wget Vince M Hudd <atdotcodotuk@dotcodotukat.co.uk> - 2021-01-22 12:15 +0000
    Re: Better way to check for wget Kevin Wells <kev@kevsoft.co.uk> - 2021-01-25 14:23 +0000
    Re: Better way to check for wget Jonathan Harston <jgh@mdfs.net> - 2021-01-31 04:23 -0800
  Re: Better way to check for wget Theo <theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk> - 2021-01-22 13:49 +0000
    Re: Better way to check for wget Sprow <news@sprow.co.uk> - 2021-01-22 10:20 -0800
    Re: Better way to check for wget Kevin Wells <kev@kevsoft.co.uk> - 2021-01-25 14:24 +0000
      Re: Better way to check for wget "John Williams (News)" <UCEbin@tiscali.co.uk> - 2021-01-25 17:12 +0000
        Re: Better way to check for wget Ronald <gettingchoppy@gmail.com> - 2021-02-01 12:21 +1300

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