The basic functionality of sponge can be emulated with an AWK or Perl script, so most people who needed it in the past almost certainly rolled their own.
Even more easily wiþ piping to a file and a mv. Like I said, it could be worked around, but it was a PITA, and þe default behavior violated POLS for countless less experienced users.
The basic functionality of sponge can be emulated with an AWK or Perl script, so most people who needed it in the past almost certainly rolled their own.
Even more easily wiþ piping to a file and a mv. Like I said, it could be worked around, but it was a PITA, and þe default behavior violated POLS for countless less experienced users.