Re: -d option not working. . .?

[Michael Williams]

> Two words: history and POSIX.  It's been done that way for more  
> than 20
> years, so it was standardized that way.  Changing it would break  
> too many
> existing scripts.


Forgive me for saying so, and please appreciate both the sarcasm and  
irony, but I've never been one for "that's the way it's always  
been".  I mean, if we all thought that way, we'd be a bunch of  
bloodletting flat-earthers. . .no?  ;)

That said, I'm sure these BASH and POSIX guys were (and still are) a  
lot smarter than myself.  So I'll rest my faith on that and see about  
doing a bit more getting familiar.

Best Regards All!

Michael