REXX equivalent in (Ubuntu) Linux?

Mel Wilson mwilson-4YeSL8/OYKRWk0Htik3J/w at public.gmane.org
Fri May 21 20:50:28 UTC 2010


William O'Higgins Witteman wrote:

> I agree, but I find that when I write a bit of Python I end up with a
> tool I may adapt and reuse, but when I do stuff in bash I don't remember
> it as well, and can't reuse it across platforms.  The saving grace for
> me with Python is that I can take the same tools to Windows or OS X
> machines and they still work - more LOC, but more portable too.

Me too.  The main time I regret my choice is when I have to tangle 
with something inside /etc/init.d .

	Mel.
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