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Aucbvax.5041 fa.unix-wizards utzoo!decvax!ucbvax!unix-wizards Mon Nov 9 21:19:44 1981 argv and command line >From HOLSTEGE@CIT-20 Mon Nov 9 20:44:57 1981 For some programs it would be useful to have the unexpanded command line as the user typed it (after history substitutions for csh users). For example, programs which wanted to interpret *, ?, ~ in their own way would like the real line. Find, and TOPS-20 style copy and rename are some candidates. I suggest that, in order to retain compatibility, argv[-1] or argv[argc] be used for this purpose. -------

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