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Re:The Useful Use of Cat by Ferret7446 on Sunday October 20, 2024 @04:48PM (#41898335)
It's more of a symptom of someone who doesn't understand what's actually going on, i.e. cargo cult scripting.

Specifically, it indicates some combination of:

1. isn't aware of processes/pipes

2. isn't aware of cat's "primary" functionality

3. isn't aware of shell input redirection

4. isn't aware that shell input redirection can be put before the command

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Re:The Useful Use of Cat by cybrox on Sunday October 20, 2024 @05:45PM (#41898743)
90% of the time, I care more about someone like that understanding my script than the tiny performance impact of an extra process or 'misusing' a function.
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