[self-correction]

Gar, whoever wrote that POD file poisoned my brain's L1 data cache.

At 2025-10-10T05:45:01-0500, G. Branden Robinson wrote:
> @@ -166027,7 +166027,7 @@
>       task: "Filter::exec" and "Filter::sh". Both allow you to run any 
> external
>       executable. Both use a coprocess to control the flow of data into and 
> out
>       of the external executable. (For details on coprocesses, see Stephens,
> -     W.R., "Advanced Programming in the UNIX Environment."  Addison‐Wesley, 
> ISBN
> +     W.R., "Advanced Programming in the UNIX Environment." Addison‐Wesley, 
> ISBN
>       0-210-56317-7, pages 441-445.) The difference between them is that "Fil‐
>       ter::exec" spawns the external command directly, while "Filter::sh" 
> spawns
>       a shell to execute the external command. (Unix uses the Bourne shell; NT
[...]
> That's a shame given (1) the (deserved) sterling reputation of that
> book and (2) the late Stephens's own high level of *roff competency.
[...]
> [1] I've now looked over all 126 cases, and the Stephens APUE citation

The late, great Stevens spelled his surname with a "v", of course.

Regards,
"Brandon"

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