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On 17-08-17 09:20 PM, Daniel Kahn Gillmor wrote: > On Mon 2017-08-14 22:12:18 -0300, Duane Whitty wrote: >> Actually one suggestion, the way options and commands are >> specified look the same. It might make things clearer if there >> was a difference in the way they are expressed on the command >> line. Perhaps keep the "--" for options and enter commands >> without the "--". > > I also prefer this kind of "subcommand" syntax -- it matches what > tools like git and notmuch use. However, that's a pretty radical > departure from the historical GnuPG command line, and it's likely > to break all sorts of existing things that expect to use the > canonical interface. > > If we're going to make radical departures like that, perhaps we > should be specifying an entirely new interface that just does "the > sensible bits" without all the rest of the arcana. > > --dkg > Well, I'm not familiar enough with the arcana to say whether it should be done away with or not but, I am a big believer in software not trying to guess what I want. As you said, in version 2.1 GnuPG would have complained that I hadn't entered a command, correct? Does this also mean it would have not carried out any action. In my opinion that would be the correct behaviour. I am also a fan of the Unix tradition of software that completes without error not having any output unless you have asked for output. Error output going to stderr of course :-) I have to admit to being a little hesitant making these types of comments because I don't feel I contributed enough (if anything) to have earned that right. But perhaps as a user the comment is a small contribution. I hope it is seen that way and not as a complaint. Best Regards, Duane - -- Duane Whitty du...@nofroth.com -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iQEcBAEBCAAGBQJZlkdxAAoJEOJfpr8UVxtkwXwIAKg6U2hJM2v0469V3Q+dr2k8 6cn8+6nwdkARZQhABP+iSOLbFcnaGL2RLzw26+47E3pqf1X837VeHnsdBZvzQYTQ oXB/0YTmhjsjL6hpN1V5N5+CHkmMwbwyoHD7XGFpETA/1RfgrhlkqUtcfqjBCUw6 zAvUeD6/rxhASeBb1A231924iSUFqqhkf0IXGvgJmrmIU2hPCZPkdwnxEQ+Lm5K5 8AhsnEKdE3mABlqr0mMM/uuYLI1bknxYT2QtIU2Q1gwH0af4+WqLdcv9H4dMAmQS HYfYv8s8MAyoqPNZs2QXOg76TBhPHF382MYLGCzT9rHMWaRLk/6zmCZKOSiGtO0= =5mpS -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ Gnupg-users mailing list Gnupg-users@gnupg.org http://lists.gnupg.org/mailman/listinfo/gnupg-users