Frequently Asked Questions about Unix - with Answers [Monthly posting]

[Doug Gwyn]

In article <492 at rufus.UUCP> drake at drake.almaden.ibm.com writes:
>I guess it's useful to gather all our dirty laundry into a single monthly
>posting ... but it's a rather sad thing to see.

It's not all "dirty laundry".  In many cases the questions should have
been answered with "Why do you think you need to do this?", because
they reflect fundamental misunderstandings about the way that things
work.  Often there is a much better method to accomplish what is
REALLY wanted than the assumed approach leading to the original question.