Re: [coreutils] [PATCH] coreutils new feature: split --filter

[Jim Meyering]

Karl Heuer wrote:
> For some years now I've been bemoaning the lack of a
> `split --filter=COMMAND' feature, which would write to
> pipes instead of files, instead of having to split to
> a set of files and then run the filter on each of them.
> The environment variable FILE is set to the name of the
> file that would have been written; it's the command's
> responsibility to use that string appropriately.
> Sample usage (note proper quoting of $FILE):
> $ split --filter 'gzip >$FILE.gz'
>
> The details turned out to be rather trickier than I'd
> expected, but I think it's ready to be shared with the
> folks in charge of coreutils.  Source patch attached.
> I haven't touched the documentation or tests.

Hi Karl,
It's been a long time.  Hope you're doing well.

This sounds like a feature I'd be happy to use.
I think we're ok on the copyright front, since split
used to be part of the textutils and you have an assignment
on file for that project.

Do you feel like updating NEWS and doc/coreutils.texi and/or
writing a test or two?

Regardless, someone should be able to review your patch
in the next few days.

Thanks!