From 31bab120cc259d70b3706dbd7210159b4667171d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: joeyh Date: Fri, 3 Mar 2006 23:20:51 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] releasing version 0.3 --- Makefile | 2 +- README | 47 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-- debian/changelog | 6 ++++-- 3 files changed, 50 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile index dddb950..5e67318 100644 --- a/Makefile +++ b/Makefile @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ BINS=isutf8 sponge PERLSCRIPTS=vidir vipe ts -MANS=sponge.1 vidir.1 vipe.1 isutf8.1 ts.1 sponge.1 +MANS=sponge.1 vidir.1 vipe.1 isutf8.1 ts.1 CFLAGS=-O2 -g -Wall all: $(BINS) $(MANS) diff --git a/README b/README index 5166bdc..6b0ea37 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -1,6 +1,5 @@ This is a collection of the unix tools that nobody thought to write -thirty years ago. If you have written a general purpose unix tool, feel -free to contribute it for inclusion in this package. +thirty years ago. Currently it consists of these tools: isutf8 check if a file or standard input is utf-8 @@ -13,4 +12,48 @@ vidir vipe edit a pipe using your text editor +Your suggestions of additional tools to add to this collection are +apprecitated. Here are some that are under consideration but have not yet +been included, I also welcome feedback on which of these to include. + +mime + determines the mime type of a file using the gnome mine database + + (More useful than file(1) in many cases but would add a lot of + gnome libraries to the package's dependency chain.) + +ifcfg + find ip address etc easily without complex grepping in ifconfig + http://edgard.dyn.fdn.fr/developpements/ifcfg.shtml + (Tarball link 404 when last checked.) + +and + filter a stream for the entries that exist in another file + http://arstechnica.com/articles/columns/linux/linux-20050822.ars + + (Isn't there a way to do this with standard unix tools?) + +not + filter a stream for the entries that do not exist in another file + http://arstechnica.com/articles/columns/linux/linux-20050822.ars + + (Isn't there a way to do this with standard unix tools?) + +z + makes another program understand compressed files + ex: z zxgv file.bmp.gz + + (Waiting for copyright from Chung-chieh Shan) + (Dare I take the "z" name?) + +tmp + puts stdin into a temp file and passes it to the specified program + ex: zcat file.bmp.gz | tmp zxgv + + (Waiting for copyright from Chung-chieh Shan) +add + adds up numbers from stdin + + (Waiting for copyright from Chung-chieh Shan) + -- Joey Hess diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog index a4c701e..cbec1db 100644 --- a/debian/changelog +++ b/debian/changelog @@ -1,8 +1,10 @@ -moreutils (0.3) UNRELEASED; urgency=low +moreutils (0.3) unstable; urgency=low * Switch sponge to a C implementation by mithandir. + * Added a list of prospective tools that I am considering adding to the + README file. - -- Joey Hess Fri, 3 Mar 2006 17:10:43 -0500 + -- Joey Hess Fri, 3 Mar 2006 18:09:46 -0500 moreutils (0.2) unstable; urgency=low -- 2.39.5