On Mon, Aug 02, 2010 at 03:49:47PM -0500, Nicolas Williams wrote: > On Sun, Aug 01, 2010 at 10:52:01PM -0500, David Champion wrote: > > Syntax has been changed: -a indicates a *list* of attachment files > > ending with "--". I don't recall which version was first to boast this > > new syntax, but it's the problem you're seeing right now even if it's > > not related to the problem you saw earlier. > > > > Try: > > > > mutt -s test -a Bild.jpg -- m...@some.org <body.txt > > I recommend against this use of '--'. It makes it harder to write > wrapper scripts that parse the same arguments using getopt/ getopts, for > example. Sadly, I don't have a counter-proposal, nor am I suggesting > this get ripped out now.
On the other hand it makes: mutt -a * -- j...@foo.bar easier which I would guess is why the change was made. You do have a point about -- being potentially problematic. Maybe -a should work like it used to (only one file per -a instance) and a new flag could take a list of files to attach from a file given as a arg (or stdin). -- Will Fiveash
