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From: taylor@sdcsvax.UUCP (Dave Taylor)
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Subject: Re: thousands of input flags in one invocation...
Message-ID: <3708@sdcsvax.UUCP>
Date: Sun, 28-Aug-83 15:52:52 EDT
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Posted: Sun Aug 28 15:52:52 1983
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Organization: U.C. San Diego, CS Dept
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Contrary to what some people might think (no names mentioned) adding
input flags to allow the user to get more verbose output is NOT a valid
solution to the interactive problem of UNIX...because the more flags
there are, the more intimidating it is for the novice (and indeed the
expert) user.  How many people KNOW all (ALL) the input flags and 
combinations to the 'ls' program, for example??

	Perhaps if the routines defaulted to a interactive "help" 
interface, then the flags could turn it off to a varying degree...

					-- Dave Taylor

					UCSD Computer Science Dept.