Glynn Foster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> On Mon, 2005-07-18 at 02:07 -0700, UNIX admin wrote:
> > > Am I the only one that doesn't like the
> > > --something-or-other options
> > > of GNU related software? Please don't do this to
> > > Solaris!
> >
> > No, you're not the only one. --options are completely uneccessary and serve
> > no purpose.
>
> I respectfully disagree. While it does make sense to have fewer
> --options on regular usage command lines for convenience/speed, I think
> the --options are fundamentally important for relatively new users to
> the environment and I certainly don't think you should be alienating
> them.
I agree!
But long options should be avoided with standard commands like ls,
unless you add some new stuff.
Jörg
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