Messages in this thread | | | From | "Lou Grinzo" <> | Subject | How to enhance cmds | Date | Sat, 12 Jun 1999 10:26:19 -0400 |
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I know this isn't a kernel issue, strictly speaking, but this seems to be the best place to get the "right" answers.
I'm considering doing some work to add some minor features to existing Linux commands - a Unicode command line option for "strings", for instance - partially for utility of the new features, and partially for the experience of doing it.
Assuming I come up with something that's useful and reliable, do I send the patch file here, even though external cmds are not part of the kernel itself, or where?
If I'd like to get minor additions like this into distributions, is the best route to create a new command ("stringUni"), cloning the base code, or add an option to the existing cmd? (I know that cloning the code is a maintenance issue; I'm asking solely about the procedural issue of getting the enhancement accepted on an "official" basis.)
TIA, Lou
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