Re: [bug-inetutils] Add --queries option to traceroute

[Debarshi Ray]

> How is the option different from --tries?  As far as I see it, this
>  patch only renames queries to tries, and adds the new option
>  --queries, and I think --tries is much clearer; we can provide
>  --queries/-q for compatibility, but in the code, and the prefered
>  option should be --tries IM(NS?)HO.

After looking at more than a couple of other flavours, I found -q to
be the option for this. I don't know if introducing new switches and
aliases for them in our not-so-popular-yet implementation makes sense
or not.

Happy hacking,
Debarshi
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