Hi Steve, On Tue, 2007-12-18 at 19:43 -0800, Steve Edwards wrote:
> The old syntax was inconsistent -- "show manager command" vs "sip show > channels" and just plain bad -- for example "sip reload" should have been > "reload sip. I agree. Reload sip would be the logical thing. [snip] > Approach the command line like a noob. I want Asterisk to show me > something so I'll start the command line with "show." I'm not quite sure > what I'm doing, so I'll press <TAB> to see what I can show. Oh, "channel" > looks like what I want. Hmm, too much. Maybe I should have qualified what > kind of channel I'm looking for BEFORE the word "channel." That makes sense to me. It's also what I'm used to from working with other equipment. > Here's a suggestion -- stop thinking like a parser and start thinking like > a person :) > > Which makes more sense (at least in English)? > > 1) show black dogs -- show sip channels > 2) black show dogs -- sip show channels > 3) dogs black show -- channels sip show > 4) show dogs black -- show channels sip > 5) black dogs show -- sip channels show > 6) dogs show black -- channels show sip Excellent example. I'll put my 0.2 cents on #1 :) > Is it too late to fix this for 1.6? I sincerely hope not. Your example shows that the CLI could use some TLC. Let's hope the powers that be agree. +1 Regards, Patrick _______________________________________________ --Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com-- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users