From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jun 5 20:31:39 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 099C5106564A for ; Fri, 5 Jun 2009 20:31:39 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from dickey@saltmine.radix.net) Received: from saltmine.radix.net (saltmine.radix.net [207.192.128.40]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BDB2E8FC17 for ; Fri, 5 Jun 2009 20:31:38 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from dickey@saltmine.radix.net) Received: from saltmine.radix.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by saltmine.radix.net (8.12.2/8.12.2) with ESMTP id n55KVbV4016908 for ; Fri, 5 Jun 2009 16:31:38 -0400 (EDT) Received: (from dickey@localhost) by saltmine.radix.net (8.12.2/8.12.2/Submit) id n55KVbu3016907 for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Fri, 5 Jun 2009 16:31:37 -0400 (EDT) Date: Fri, 5 Jun 2009 16:31:37 -0400 From: Thomas Dickey To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20090605203137.GB14599@saltmine.radix.net> References: <200906050924.23167.kirk@strauser.com> <200906051208.43135.kirk@strauser.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.27i Subject: Re: Date representation as YY/DDD or YYYY/DDD X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 05 Jun 2009 20:31:39 -0000 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