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I didn't know this "enable -f" feature of bash, it's certainly handy. What are some other interesting binary bash plugins?

I really like this one, most certainly one would use it to build specialized bash libraries that wraps all the ugly stuff. Like a speedy sqlite3 bash library that keeps a database connection open and you can build up transactions by multiple bash commands, it would be a nice alternative to calling sqlite3 multiple times or building a huge sql statement and then calling it once.



Probably a great source of security holes, if nothing else :-)

Here's a writeup of how to do plugins: http://www.drdobbs.com/shell-corner-bash-dynamically-loadabl...

I went to school with Chet in the late 80's and never knew about this feature until today. Looks like fun.




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