On Fri, May 26, 2006 at 02:04:53PM +0200, H.Merijn Brand wrote: > On Fri, 26 May 2006 03:35:44 -0700, jrod...@hate.spamportal.net wrote: > > > On Thu, May 25, 2006 at 09:46:46PM +0200, H.Merijn Brand wrote: > > > On Thu, 25 May 2006 21:37:55 +0200, Juerd <ju...@convolution.nl> wrote: > > > > > > > Chris Devers skribis 2006-05-25 15:28 (-0400): > > > > > There's a simple solution to this, of course. > > > > > For all defined single-letter options, handle them appropriately. > > > > > For all undefined single-letter options, return with help details. > > > > > > > > -? is still dangerous: > > > > > > > > touch -- -r > > > > foo -? > > > > > > Your fault, core dumped. > > > > Here, let me plant a bomb on our shared computer: > > > > touch /tmp/-r > > > > It may take a long time to go off, but if it does, I guess that's your > > fault too? > > No it's yours. *YOU* planted the bomb.
Thanks for connecting the dots. The user gets screwed and it's not their fault, and they are exposed by this dumb -? pattern. Hate. -josh
