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Re: where is the code for Source/FTP?
John,
grep is indeed a very powerful tool (toy) for any UNIX user. This kind
of advice should be part of the "what to do before mailing the list".
> Perhaps, so the right command is
> grep FTP *.{cc,h,tcl}
> followed by
> grep FTP */*.{cc,h,tcl}
> grep FTP */*/*.{cc,h,tcl}
> if there are no results.
>
> Tarik's CONCEPT of grepping through the code to find something
> rather than asking a mailing list is *right on target*.
> Grepping is *much* faster, both for the person trying to find
> the code, and for the 437 readers of ns-users!
>
> -John Heidemann
Tarik