Dave Mitchell wrote: >eg Solaris (traditional): > > $ touch x -l > $ > >Linux (GNU): > > $ touch x -l > touch: invalid option -- l > Try `touch --help' for more information. > $
Yup - you just have to decide which of the two sets a stronger precedent. Nowadays, IMHO, the GNU versions being more widespread set the example to copy. >I would be annoyed if my code suddenly started changing how it >handled its cmd-line args, just because I had upgraded Perl. This is a fair point. -- Ed Avis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
