Paul Eggert wrote: > Bob Proulx wrote: > > mv calls it SOURCE and DEST. cp calls it SOURCE and DEST. Perhaps ln > > should also call it SOURCE and DEST too for consistency? > > That's what ln did long ago, but that wording was deemed too confusing. > Here's where we changed it to use something more like the current wording: > > https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/coreutils.git/commit/?id=519365bb089cf90bdc780c37292938f42019c7ea
This just proves that there is no perfect solution. It's a flip-flop with either state having inperfections. My first thought was how humorous this situation is that due to complaints about the documentation we would be lead in a circle back to the beginning when this was changed previously due to complaints about the documentation. Bob
