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From: Tony Curtis <tony_curtis32@_SPAMTRAP_yahoo.com>
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Subject: Re: Mike releases the "home" command under the GPL
Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2004 20:05:47 -0600
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>> On 24 Jan 2004 17:49:42 -0800,
>> mikecoxli...@yahoo.com (Mike Cox) said:

> /* ******** home command ******** The 'home'command takes
> you to your home directory if you've been wandering far, and
> don't want to type so much.  Just type "home" at the shell,
> and you're immediatly transported to /home/yourusername/

"home" is shorter than "cd"?

And how does a child process affect its parent's environment?

Your install instructions are also contradictory.

hth
t