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some guys complain about the messages of "yes --help"


From: mpsuzuki
Subject: some guys complain about the messages of "yes --help"
Date: Thu, 28 Sep 2000 18:14:33 +0900

Dear Sirs,

Before all, 1000 thanks to GNU developers & maintainers
for excellent GNU utils and permission to use them
even on the proprietary operating systems.

Recently, I heard a guy complaing that "yes --help"
returns is misleading messages.

For example,
----------------------------------------------------------------
% yes --help
Usage: yes [OPTION]... [STRING]...
Repeatedly output a line with all specified STRING(s), or `y'.

  --help      display this help and exit
  --version   output version information and exit

Report bugs to address@hidden
----------------------------------------------------------------

He misunderstood as if "yes --help --help" returns Usage once
(as GNU ls does so), but he received repeating "--help --help".

Nothing to say, info file (and a some man pages?) of yes
states as:

        The only options are a lone `--help' or `--version'

but such guys are not taught to consider info (nor man pages).

I think it's his failure who does not consider info files,
however, I have to agree with the usage is "misleading".
I wish if it's fixed in next release, as,

----------------------------------------------------------------
% yes --help
Usage: yes [STRING]...

Repeatedly output a line with all specified STRING(s), or `y'.
or,
       yes [OPTION]

  --help      display this help and exit
  --version   output version information and exit

Report bugs to address@hidden
----------------------------------------------------------------

Best Wishes,

suzuki




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