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From: Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid>
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Subject: Re: Clair Grant on VMS code base
Date: Mon, 7 Apr 2025 07:40:16 -0000 (UTC)
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On Sun, 6 Apr 2025 20:34:54 -0400, Arne Vajhøj wrote:

>> ... bash has got a _lot_ more functionality in it than DCL does.
> 
> 6 times more?

    ldo@theon:~> man bash | wc -w
    52159

I think that’s considered about novel-length.

How many words are there in the DCL reference?