From ecda49e0b20ad3bd52449356dccf2f8095ecfb70 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Case Duckworth Date: Wed, 25 Mar 2015 21:49:45 -0700 Subject: Flatten directory structure All content files (*.txt, *.html, *.river) are now in /. I did this to simplify the compilation step, and to make linking easier. I'm still thinking about whether I should move the contents of js/, img/, and lua/ into /, or into an 'assets' folder of some sort. We'll see. --- collage-instrument.river | 831 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 831 insertions(+) create mode 100644 collage-instrument.river (limited to 'collage-instrument.river') diff --git a/collage-instrument.river b/collage-instrument.river new file mode 100644 index 0000000..287a4ad --- /dev/null +++ b/collage-instrument.river @@ -0,0 +1,831 @@ +tr +has +been +a +part +of +the +unix +toolset +since +the +late +70s +short +for +translate +or +transliterate +tr +takes +two +strings +as +arguments +and +replaces +incidences +of +the +first +with +the +second +while +reading +a +byte +stream +it +also +supports +ranges +of +characters +in +formats +such +as +a-z +as +well +as +the +posix-compliant +alpha +although +sed +has +more +options +and +features +for +a +quick +search-and-replace +tr +is +more +than +sufficient +the +wind +blows +hard +up +here +far +harder +than +anywhere +else +i've +been +i +wonder +at +times +if +it +might +pick +me +up 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