Date: Fri, 5 Jun 2009 16:31:37 -0400 From: Thomas Dickey <dickey@radix.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Date representation as YY/DDD or YYYY/DDD Message-ID: <20090605203137.GB14599@saltmine.radix.net> In-Reply-To: <b79ecaef0906051323s64a89fe2x134290524b633978@mail.gmail.com> References: <alpine.BSF.2.00.0906040113270.28607@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> <200906050924.23167.kirk@strauser.com> <b79ecaef0906050950m53fda524i5652f57b1ac389ad@mail.gmail.com> <200906051208.43135.kirk@strauser.com> <b79ecaef0906051323s64a89fe2x134290524b633978@mail.gmail.com>
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On Fri, Jun 05, 2009 at 09:23:06PM +0100, Chris Rees wrote: > Seriously, why are long options encouraged? Some programs simply have a lot of options, and after a dozen or so, a single letter loses its mnemonic value. X applications have been using long options for 20 years - long enough to get used to the notion. -- Thomas E. Dickey http://invisible-island.net ftp://invisible-island.net
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