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Re: [coreutils] Enhancement idea: Could "-M" be made the new short optio
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Pádraig Brady |
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Re: [coreutils] Enhancement idea: Could "-M" be made the new short option for "--si" in ls,du, and df |
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Tue, 07 Sep 2010 09:50:18 +0100 |
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On 06/09/10 20:54, Tom Trauth wrote:
> Since “-H” can no longer be used as the short option for “--si“ (except
> in df) due to the POSIX requirement that it be the short option for
> “--dereference-command-line”, could “-M” be used as its replacement?
> Neither ls, du, nor df currently have an “-M” option (though ls and du
> have “-m”), so it is available in all three commands. Additionally, SI
> is colloquially called the Metric system, so “-M” has some mnemonic
> value to it. Any thoughts?
Not a bad idea and -M is probably the right choice if we needed a short option.
But do we need a short equiv of --si ? I'm 50:50
cheers,
Pádraig.