Unix Philosophy makes thing overly complex and Unix doesn't follow Unix Philosophy. All these little programs have over lapping features. http://www.johndcook.

Unix Philosophy makes thing overly complex and Unix doesn't follow Unix Philosophy. All these little programs have over lapping features. http://www.johndcook.com/blog/2010/06/30/where-the-unix-philosophy-breaks-down/ http://www.johndcook.com/blog/2010/06/30/where-the-unix-phil... man page for ls and see if they built a ton onto the little program and not just write new programs.