From f46b27c8a1abc9d6a32c3507c4b52b05a718090e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: simon Date: Sat, 22 Jul 2006 12:36:25 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Add another example of why reservoir is useful. git-svn-id: svn://svn.tartarus.org/sgt/utils@6765 cda61777-01e9-0310-a592-d414129be87e --- reservoir/reservoir.but | 6 ++++++ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+) diff --git a/reservoir/reservoir.but b/reservoir/reservoir.but index 425983a..875f3db 100644 --- a/reservoir/reservoir.but +++ b/reservoir/reservoir.but @@ -94,6 +94,12 @@ your data will be lost. Also, the file is not replaced atomically. This method is very convenient in non-critical situations, but is not recommended for critical or automated use.) +Another use for \cw{-o} is for requesting a list of files using +\c{find}(1) or \c{ls}(1), without the output file appearing in the +list: + +\c $ find . -type f | reservoir -o filelist + \U LICENCE \cw{reservoir} is free software, distributed under the MIT licence. Type -- 2.11.0