Why is GNU so bloated?

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>>59951122
DELET

Just install Windows 10 and shut up

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GNU cat BTFO

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>>59951680
Gnu cat seems to have more command line options

Also the code is actually commented.

>>59951742
^^

>>59951122
It's not bloated, it's feature-rich.

>>59951680
wtf I hate cats now

>>59951742
this

>>59951742
but why wouldn't you just use less instead

What do you use cat for?

>>59952053
Piping file output into things
Actualy conCATenating files.

cat OP.txt | grep "faggot"

>>59952083
Why do people pipe shit to grep? Grep can open files you know.
And if you need to pipe stuff to it you should use strings.

>>59952125
Because GNU lets me.

>>59952053
cat and less are different apps for different uses.

>>59952083

A very weak example. You could do the same thing without cat:

grep fag OP.txt

or

grep fag < OP.txt

>>59952053
>What do you use cat for?

Usually two things:

1: Concatenating multiple files.

2: Copying a single file to stdout.

And occasionally for additional features, such as the ability to number each line.

>>59952154
cringe

>>59951778
Close this thread

>>59951122
because it's written by retarded people

>>59952619
Are you implying Richard Stallman is retarded? Just because he can't afford paid software?

>>59952641
no, he's retarded because he invented the worst C code style that has ever existed