Re: wget --help

[Miles Bader]

Dan Jacobson <address@hidden> writes:
>   -Y,  --proxy=on/off           turn proxy on or off.
> 
> it is not clear that one should use -Y off and not -Y=off .  Same with
> a lot of other items on --help.

Perhaps not, but it's a long-standing convention in GNU software --help
output to only mention the option arguments with the long option, and
assume the reader understands how the corresponding short option works
(and that only long options use `=').

If you _don't_ understand it, then I guess you should use the long option.

-Miles
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