What I said on IRC: fork+exec is incredibly expensive compared to a bit of string handling.
if I start writing code this dense in unclear bashisms, my colleagues at work will disembowel me with spoons
That assumes they’re fluent with cut. Personally I never bothered to learn it because all the alternatives were quicker and easier.
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What I said on IRC: fork+exec is incredibly expensive compared to a bit of string handling.
if I start writing code this dense in unclear bashisms, my colleagues at work will disembowel me with spoons
That assumes they’re fluent with cut. Personally I never bothered to learn it because all the alternatives were quicker and easier.