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[Gnu-arch-users] Re: tla bash completion
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Stig Brautaset |
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[Gnu-arch-users] Re: tla bash completion |
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Thu, 4 Sep 2003 07:24:39 +0100 |
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On Sep 02 2003, Tom wrote:
> > > > 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.
>
> > At least with the -v method, there are no arguments to the option; it
> > just counts the number of time the option occurs.
>
> Ok, that doesn't violate an Official Standard but it still interacts
> poorly with aliases, scripting, and so forth.
>
> Why count occurences of an option rather than given an option argument
> which is an integer?
My personal preference would be -v = --verbose, -vv = --very-verbose. I
don't know if hackerlab supports this though -- can `short' arguments be
more than one letter? Anyway, how often do you need `(very)+ verbose'
output anyway? Maybe it is okay if there _is_ no short option, and only
long ones? (bad for symmetry, maybe, but hey...)
Stig
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