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Re: lynx-dev OK "lynx -v"; ERROR: "lynx -v > foo.out"; WHY?
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Ulf H{rnhammar |
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Re: lynx-dev OK "lynx -v"; ERROR: "lynx -v > foo.out"; WHY? |
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Thu, 5 Sep 2002 11:58:42 +0200 |
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On Thu, Sep 05, 2002 at 10:51:36AM +0100, Ian Collier wrote:
> If you look closely when you type "lynx -v" you'll probably see "lynx:
> Invalid Option: -v" right at the top of the help message. [I'm using
> Lynx 2.8.4 here and "lynx -v" doesn't give me version info - only the
> long list of options.] All that happened when you redirected it into
> a file was that the warning message didn't get redirected but the list
> of options did. (You can redirect both at once using the >& operator
> in your shell.)
-v is a common option for showing the version. Many other programs
support it. -h for help is also very common.
// Ulf Harnhammar
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