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Indeed. It turns out that Defaults Matter. Who knew?

• snprbob86 17y ago
  I've been using Ack tons, love it. However, I don't like the --notext default. I find that I specify --text almost every time. Just wanted to give everyone a headsup that this is the case: I introduced some bugs in my app when I missed a whole bunch of .txt templates for plain text email variants.
  • CUViper 17y ago
    Ah, but ack supports an options file, so you can actually change your own defaults. Consider adding "--text" to "$HOME/.ackrc". In case you want more, specify just one option per line.
    • snprbob86 17y ago
      Thanks for the tip. I assumed that this existed, but hadn't gotten around to looking for it yet. My point, however, was to confirm that defaults do, in fact, matter :-)
• betterthangrep 17y ago
  "Defaults Matter" really is a key part of ack, and I thank you for crystallizing it for me. I would love to quote this on the betterthangrep.com page. Would you please drop me a line at andy@petdance.com and give me your name and an OK?