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From: jps@ihlpe.ATT.COM (452is-Schoonover)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c,comp.unix.wizards
Subject: Re: command line options
Message-ID: <2860@ihlpe.ATT.COM>
Date: 13 Apr 88 19:25:31 GMT
References: <2414@zyx.UUCP> <8039@elsie.UUCP> <7628@brl-smoke.ARPA> <143@gsg.UUCP> <8043@elsie.UUCP>
Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories - Naperville, Illinois
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Summary: Another possibility

In article <8043@elsie.UUCP>, ado@elsie.UUCP (Arthur David Olson) writes:
> > Ok, so use -, instead of -? if you have problems with the latter.
> 
> Or, for that matter, use -=, a la
> 			findspots -=
> Is this a technique that everyone can agree with?
> -- 
> 	ado@ncifcrf.gov			ADO is a trademark of Ampex.

Another possibility is to use -!.  I have routinely used this in my own
commands and enjoy the play on words: using the exclamation option to
give an explanation of the command usage.  (Yes, I am aware of commands
that already use -! for other purposes).


					J. P. Schoonover
					ihlpe!jps