On Fri, Jun 05, 2009 at 09:23:06PM +0100, Chris Rees wrote: > Seriously, why are long options encouraged?
Some programs simply have a lot of options, and after a dozen or so, a single letter loses its mnemonic value. X applications have been using long options for 20 years - long enough to get used to the notion. -- Thomas E. Dickey http://invisible-island.net ftp://invisible-island.net _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
