From jfurr@polaris.async.vt.edu Mon Aug 16 12:51:04 1993
Newsgroups: alt.humor.best-of-usenet
From: jfurr@polaris.async.vt.edu (Joel Furr)
Subject: [vt.test] Days like today
Followup-To: alt.humor.best-of-usenet.d
Organization: hungus
Date: Fri, 13 Aug 1993 06:46:59 GMT

From: daves@megavolt.cc.vt.edu (David Sisson)
Newsgroups: vt.test
Subject: Days like today
Date: 9 Aug 1993 20:30:51 GMT

    On days like today, a Unix programmer like me who has had very
little sleep gives thanks for the whoami command.  Checking my 
.bash_history file yields the stunning statistics that I've run the
whoami command about once every seven commands.  I guess I needed 
a quick reminder of who I am.  I've noticed there is one serious 
problem when using this program to remind one of one's purpose - it 
doesn't yield all the information a drowsy Unix programmer needs.

To that end I propose two new Unix commands:

    whereami - returns the machine name of the system you are, and
               with optional arguments, returns the information from
               your finger information (Hey, if you don't know where
               you are, and are liable to forget in a few seconds,
               one place is good enough as another!)

    whatamidoing - returns a list of the last few commands you've done
                   with a running commentary.  this command could also
                   make a few observations


A sample session with these new commands:

bash$ ls
Mail/             News/    

bash$ ls
Mail/             News/    

bash$ whoami
daves
bash$ whereami
You are accessing machine megavolt from ISB room 137.
bash$ whatamidong
                            415  ls
                            416  ls            <- you just did that, are
                                                  you becoming drowsy?
                            417  whomai        <- must be
                            418  whereami      <- been hit on the hard
                                                  lately?
                            419  whatamidoing  <- hopefully this
                                                  doesn't need any
                                                  explanation!

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