Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site masscomp.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!masscomp!leiby From: leiby@masscomp.UUCP Newsgroups: net.cog-eng,net.unix Subject: Re: name=value or -n value? Message-ID: <235@masscomp.UUCP> Date: Fri, 23-Mar-84 21:36:38 EST Article-I.D.: masscomp.235 Posted: Fri Mar 23 21:36:38 1984 Date-Received: Sun, 25-Mar-84 08:56:06 EST References: <44@circe.UUCP> Organization: MASSCOMP, Littleton, MA Lines: 15 At Uniforum in January a standard for command line options was proposed. I didn't get hold of a copy; could someone who did please post same? (I agree that it is better to simply define a standard using the current style than switch to name=value. This seems to require less recoding, at least on the face of it.) Mike Leibensperger {decvax,harpo,tektronix}!masscomp!leiby -- Mike Leibensperger {decvax,tektronix,harpo}!masscomp!leiby Masscomp; One Technology Park; Westford MA 01886