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Article #89command line arguments
From: John Quarterman
Date: Fri, 28 Jun 1985 15:58
Date: Fri, 28 Jun 1985 15:58
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some commands take arguments as
command -abcdefg filename
and some as
command -a -b -c -d -e -f -g filename
It would be great if this was standardised.
Post this if you like: it's gleaned from a book 'Unix for beginners' by
Miller and Boyle at the University of Leeds, UK
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[ The P1003 draft standard has little to say about commands, as it's
mostly concerned with system calls and library routines. Varying option
formats are a nuisance, though. -mod]
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