[Info-vax] Logical names, was: Re: Command Procedure Pipe output to a variable

[Tad Winters]

On 10/9/2021 5:29 PM, Lawrence D’Oliveiro via Info-vax wrote:
> On Sunday, October 10, 2021 at 12:15:05 PM UTC+13, Tad Winters wrote:
>>
>> This whole topic has left me with thoughts of how to design a method of
>> preserving current logical name translations for system and group name
>> tables across system reboots, including considering the idea of
>> restricting the possible translations and providing a comment which
>> designates the use of the logical.
>
> To save effort, you could model it on this: <https://manpages.debian.org/bullseye/procps/sysctl.conf.5.en.html>.

No need for me to model it on anything.  I have no reason to create such
a thing when I have no customer needing such.  Twenty years ago, I might
have convinced a few to share in the development effort, from which they
could benefit.  The single remaining customer, who only requires minor
maintenance, would not entertain the expense.