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From: Eivind Eklund <perhaps@yes.no>
To: Guido van Rooij <guido@gvr.org>
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In-reply-to: Guido van Rooij's message of Mon, 27 Oct 1997 23:35:19 +0100
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Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/usr.bin/su su.1 su.c
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> 
> [______ ______] wrote:
> > On Mon, 27 Oct 1997, Guido van Rooij wrote:
> > 
> > > guido       1997/10/27 14:05:14 PST
> > > 
> > >   Modified files:
> > >     usr.bin/su           su.1 su.c 
> > >   Log:
> > >   Add -c option that allows root to specify a login_class.
> > 
> > Why not -L as for "pw"? I think we need somehow standartize login class
> > option between applications. F.e. "limits" uses -C (already occuped
> > in "pw") :-(
> > 
> 
> In fact I started with -C, and reverted to -c because that is what
> BSD/OS uses for the same option. I know -c is used in some other
> Unixen to specify a command. If more ppl feel this is more painfull
> than being incompatible with BSD/OS's su, please yeel and I'll
> chaneg it to -C (or -L or whatever).

-c is used in *FreeBSD* to specify a command, or at least was used
prior to your commit.

IMO, being internally consistent and not re-using options is more
important than being compatible with BSD/OS here - my vote is for
using -C.

Eivind.