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Re: Suggestion for rmdir
From: |
Jim Meyering |
Subject: |
Re: Suggestion for rmdir |
Date: |
Sat, 27 Dec 2008 17:51:46 +0100 |
Eric Blake <address@hidden> wrote:
> According to Adam Jimerson on 12/27/2008 8:36 AM:
>>> Thanks for the report. However, coreutils use GNU getopt semantics, where
>>> unambiguous abbreviations of long options are recognized. Therefore, you
>>> need not type the full name, and can get by with:
>>
>>> rmdir --i
>>
>> If that is the case then can that be added to ether the help, man, or
>> info pages? I am using openSUSE 11.0 with version 6.11 of the GNU Core
>> Utilities and non of those pages said that you can shorten it to just
>> --i making me think that I had to type the whole thing.
>
> The info pages would be the right place. This is not specific to
> coreutils - ALL clients of getopt_long have this behavior. But you are
> indeed correct that enhancing the 'info coreutils "Common options"' page
> to mention that most coreutils understand unambiguous abbreviations would
> be a nice addition.
>
> Jim, okay to apply this?
Sure. Thank you both.
- Suggestion for rmdir, Adam Jimerson, 2008/12/27
- Re: Suggestion for rmdir, Eric Blake, 2008/12/27
- Re: Suggestion for rmdir, Adam Jimerson, 2008/12/28
- Re: Suggestion for rmdir, Eric Blake, 2008/12/27
- Re: Suggestion for rmdir,
Jim Meyering <=
- option abbreviation exceptions (was: Suggestion for rmdir), Eric Blake, 2008/12/29
- Re: option abbreviation exceptions, Eric Blake, 2008/12/29
- Re: option abbreviation exceptions, Jim Meyering, 2008/12/29
- Re: option abbreviation exceptions, Pádraig Brady, 2008/12/30
- Re: option abbreviation exceptions, Eric Blake, 2008/12/30
- Re: option abbreviation exceptions, Jim Meyering, 2008/12/29