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seen B<::> used in programming languanges to separate classes, and I | seen B<::> used in programming languanges to separate classes, and I | |||
did not want the user to be confused that the separator had anything | did not want the user to be confused that the separator had anything | |||
to do with classes. | to do with classes. | |||
B<:::> also makes a visual separation, which is good if there are | B<:::> also makes a visual separation, which is good if there are | |||
multiple B<:::>. | multiple B<:::>. | |||
When B<:::> was chosen, B<::::> came as a fairly natural extension. | When B<:::> was chosen, B<::::> came as a fairly natural extension. | |||
Linking input sources meant having to decide for some way to indicate | Linking input sources meant having to decide for some way to indicate | |||
linking of B<:::> and B<::::>. B<:::+> and B<::::+> was chosen, so | linking of B<:::> and B<::::>. B<:::+> and B<::::+> were chosen, so | |||
that they were similar to B<:::> and B<::::>. | that they were similar to B<:::> and B<::::>. | |||
=head2 Perl replacement strings, {= =}, and --rpl | =head2 Perl replacement strings, {= =}, and --rpl | |||
The shorthands for replacement strings make a command look more | The shorthands for replacement strings make a command look more | |||
cryptic. Different users will need different replacement | cryptic. Different users will need different replacement | |||
strings. Instead of inventing more shorthands you get more | strings. Instead of inventing more shorthands you get more | |||
flexible replacement strings if they can be programmed by the user. | flexible replacement strings if they can be programmed by the user. | |||
The language Perl was chosen because GNU B<parallel> is written in | The language Perl was chosen because GNU B<parallel> is written in | |||
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