RE: [PHP] Getting line count of a text file

On Wed, 12 Sep 2007, bruce wrote: > while you are correct in your assertion that the shell cmds provided are > specific to linux, What assertions? I didn't know I made one. It's common sense but I don't recall making an assertion and then asking you if it was correct. > your assertion/statement that the functions might be 'turned off' are > fud... basic bash functions are inherently part of the shell.... You must be smoking crack dude, I never said anything about any PHP functions being turned off. I said 'renamed'. > and yes, you are correct in your statement that php is relatively > cross platform, What statement? > however, i imagine that you can quite easily get into situations > where your php code has to have different branches based upon the > platform that it's running on... Bzzzzt! Wrong. When the prospective employer asks me if I have any questions, I always ask if I'll be forced to use or develop against or touch any M$ products. If they say yes I get up and leave. It's quite humorous the three times I've done it. > every other language i've ever written for has required me to have > subtle differences based upon the underlying platform, i'm pretty sure > php would/can as well.... the assumption here, is that you're getting > into complex stuff.. I haven't made any assumptions. Seems the other way around entirely. -- Greg Donald Cyberfusion Consulting http://cyberfusionconsulting.com/