On Fri, Jan 30, 2009 at 01:31:02PM -0800, Brock Pytlik wrote: > Michael Schuster wrote: > > On 01/30/09 13:05, Brock Pytlik wrote: > >> Michael Schuster wrote: > > > >>> 2) if you need an option to limit the number of results, I see -n as > >>> the more obvious than -z. > >> -n has meanings in other contexts. I don't care what letter is > >> chosen, I chose -z for size > > > > do you mean "pkg search -n" is already taken, or that "pkg -n ..." is > > taken? > I mean pkg install -n, pkg uninstall -n, etc already have defined > meanings, and fairly important ones. I'm hesitant to create competing > associations in the users mind for that particular option.
I was going to suggest -n here, too, a la head/tail, prstat, etc. -n is useful as a dry-run option for commands that modify stuff, but search doesn't do that -- and I don't think anyone would confuse it with one that does -- so -n can be reappropriated for something else. -z makes me think of zones, which would almost make sense here. Danek _______________________________________________ pkg-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/pkg-discuss
