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Re: [Gnu-arch-users] tla bash completion


From: Tom Lord
Subject: Re: [Gnu-arch-users] tla bash completion
Date: Mon, 1 Sep 2003 12:45:59 -0700 (PDT)


    > From: "Stephen J. Turnbull" <address@hidden>

    > >>>>> "Tom" == Tom Lord <address@hidden> writes:

    >     >> I agree; -v, -vv, etc might serve as alternatives.
    > 
    >     Tom> -vv would violate the conventions for option syntax.  --vv
    >     Tom> would be better, and --very-verbose would be better still.
    >     Tom> (If it's needed at all.)

    > Some programs give an argument to -v (actually, more typically to -d,
    > --debug-level).  Others count the number of -v's, increasing verbosity
    > with repetition.


I get tired of repeating this but I will at least one more time:

        Option arguments must not be optional.

-t





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