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Aucbvax.5200 fa.unix-wizards utzoo!decvax!ucbvax!unix-wizards Sun Nov 15 23:02:29 1981 argv argc >From HOLSTEGE@CIT-20 Sun Nov 15 22:07:58 1981 The idea is that the program decides whether it needs a look at the raw command line, the user need not know or care. If you've used find(1) much you will understand what a pain escapes are. Putting a "set nointerp" in the shell requires the user to switch back and forth between modes when the program he is running is what should be doing it. It seems to me that the "general UNIX philosophy" includes the ability to do everything that you would want to somehow, however getting the raw command line isn't possible. If you don't like argv[-1], then the only alternative I can think of is for the shell to set an environmental variable COMLINE or something. Besides, only ps and its ilk require no argv[-1] and they could easily be changed. -------

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