Re: -t and -T options for cp/mv/ln/install

[Jim Meyering]

address@hidden wrote:
> Paul Eggert wrote:
>> Here's a patch to add support for -t as a short name for
>> --target-directory, and -T as a short name for --no-target-directory.
>
> I thought all new options should just have long options?

That is indeed a goal of mine, but I'm making an exception in this
case, since Paul has volunteered to try to get POSIX to add these
new options to the spec, and I think there is a good chance of success.
POSIX options must be short-names.