Re: [RFC] Let "gcore" command accept a suffix argument

[Michael Snyder <msnyder@vmware.com>]

Joel Brobecker wrote:
>> I think if each command can support $v directly is better.
>>
>> For example:
>> set $a=0
>> gcore $a
>> Saved corefile 0
> 
> Am I the only one who really doesn't like this idea? The more I think
> about it, the less I like it. It feels like putting a plug instead of
> getting a new pair of tires. I'm surprised at my own reaction, since
> it is not going to affect me all that much, and so I will let it go
> if others like it (but it feels like a bandaid to me, and once it's in,
> we won't be able to remove it).

I don't like the above suggestion, but I assume you are
talking about the original idea.

So, knowing what problem we are trying to solve, do you
have a picture of what "new tires" would look like?