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[PATCH] groff-1.20.1: [troff] suggest to use option -V for --version
From: |
Jari Aalto |
Subject: |
[PATCH] groff-1.20.1: [troff] suggest to use option -V for --version |
Date: |
Fri, 20 Mar 2009 23:49:20 +0200 |
GROFF VERSION:
groff-1.20.1
MACHINE:
i386
OS:
Debian testing
COMPILER:
g++ (Debian 4.3.3-3) 4.3.3
INPUT FILES:
<none>
COMMAND LINE:
<none>
DESCRIPTION OF INCORRECT BEHAVIOUR:
Version option change from -v to -V
SUGGESTED FIX [optional]:
It would help if programs could in some extent unify the UI, so that
options would be closely the same. It is common to consider option -v as
synonym for --verbose. An observation, that is based on everyday usage
of GNU programs (cp -v, mv -v ...).
>From user perspective, unifying the command line options would be a good
thing, thus I propose changing -v option to uppercase -V. The -v and
--verbose could be reserved for later user [1].
The patch below acommplishes this.
Jari
[1] See
http://www.gnu.org/prep/standards/standards.html#Command_002dLine-Interfaces
>From 89e4126b58754ffa5f5a2daf05ad4c0f5b43954d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jari Aalto <address@hidden>
Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2009 23:38:58 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] src/roff/troff/input.cpp, src/roff/troff/troff.man: Use -V for
version option (not -v)
Signed-off-by: Jari Aalto <address@hidden>
---
src/roff/troff/input.cpp | 4 ++--
src/roff/troff/troff.man | 2 +-
2 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/roff/troff/input.cpp b/src/roff/troff/input.cpp
index 8038f70..5ec9ea4 100644
--- a/src/roff/troff/input.cpp
+++ b/src/roff/troff/input.cpp
@@ -7501,11 +7501,11 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
#define DEBUG_OPTION "D"
#endif
while ((c = getopt_long(argc, argv,
- "abciI:vw:W:zCEf:m:n:o:r:d:F:M:T:tqs:RU"
+ "abciI:Vw:W:zCEf:m:n:o:r:d:F:M:T:tqs:RU"
DEBUG_OPTION, long_options, 0))
!= EOF)
switch(c) {
- case 'v':
+ case 'V':
{
printf("GNU troff (groff) version %s\n", Version_string);
exit(0);
diff --git a/src/roff/troff/troff.man b/src/roff/troff/troff.man
index 6c53f4d..39a5221 100644
--- a/src/roff/troff/troff.man
+++ b/src/roff/troff/troff.man
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ otherwise.
It will also add the current directory to the macro search path.
.
.TP
-.B \-v
+.B \-V
Print the version number.
.
.TP
--
1.6.1.3
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