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Article #73161Re: Poll: syntax of long options
From: Per Abrahamsen
Date: Tue, 29 Oct 1991 11:52
Date: Tue, 29 Oct 1991 11:52
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>>>>> On 28 Oct 91 20:16:26 GMT, kyle@uunet.uu.net (Kyle Jones) said:
Kyle> I'd guess that this would conflict with the sh notion of +option
Kyle> meaning to turn off the option.
It conflicts with the fact that valid filenames may start with a `+'.
% /usr/bin/ls +hop
+hop not found
% /home/local/sys/gnu/bin/ls +hop
/home/local/sys/gnu/bin/ls: unrecognized option `+hop'
Usage: /home/local/sys/gnu/bin/ls [-abcdgiklmnpqrstuxABCFLNQRSUX1] [-w cols] [-T
cols] [-I pattern]
[+all] [+escape] [+directory] [+inode] [+kilobytes]
[+numeric-uid-gid] [+hide-control-chars] [+reverse] [+size]
[+width=cols] [+tabsize=cols] [+almost-all] [+ignore-backups]
[+classify] [+file-type] [+ignore=pattern] [+dereference] [+literal]
[+quote-name] [+recursive] [+sort={none,time,size,extension}]
[+format={long,verbose,commas,across,vertical,single-column}]
[+time={atime,access,use,ctime,status}] [path...]
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 1025b4,5071a1d1ccc07109 X-Google-Attributes: gid1025b4,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1991-10-29 05:54:57 PST Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!gmdzi!unido!mcsun!news.funet.fi!sunic!dkuug!iesd!iesd.auc.dk!abraham From: abraham@iesd.auc.dk (Per Abrahamsen) Newsgroups: gnu.misc.discuss Subject: Re: Poll: syntax of long options Message-ID: <ABRAHAM.91Oct29115204@freja.iesd.auc.dk> Date: 29 Oct 91 11:52:04 GMT References: <9110220422.AA04988@mole.gnu.ai.mit.edu> <CARLTON.91Oct24105806@husc8.harvard.edu> <1991Oct28.201626.25254@uunet.uu.net> Sender: news@iesd.auc.dk Organization: HUGIN Expert A/S Lines: 22 In-Reply-To: kyle@uunet.uu.net's message of 28 Oct 91 20:16:26 GMT