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Originally Posted by grail
... I would mention that each pipe is effectively looping back over data already found, so would this not then be an explicit loop?
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Perhaps this is a matter of semantics.
From an on-line dictionary:
explicit = stated clearly and in detail, leaving no room for confusion or doubt.
implicit = implied though not plainly expressed.
As regards coding: a FOR loop, a DO loop, a WHILE or UNTIL loop is
explicit.
It's right there, on the surface. You can't miss it.
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sed which uses a test-and-loop-back construct is explicit.
In this specific example the data passed from one command to the next is only ten lines.
Daniel B. Martin
), but that may just mean there is a learning curve required.
