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From: Sheldon Hearn <sheldonh@starjuice.net>
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In-reply-to: Your message of "Mon, 16 Jul 2001 18:27:39 +0300."
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Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2001 17:41:35 +0200
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On Mon, 16 Jul 2001 18:27:39 +0300, Peter Pentchev wrote:

> That's what I asked some months ago, but then somebody pointed me at
> style(9), near the end:
> 
>          "usage: f [-aDde] [-b b_arg] [-m m_arg] req1 req2 [opt1 [opt2]]\n"
>          "usage: f [-a | -b] [-c [-dEe] [-n number]]\n"
> 
> So it seems it's more like -[0-9][AaBbCcDd...Zz], which also makes
> sense, e.g. when -D overrides/negates -d.

I wonder whether this section of style(9) predates the CSRG sources.

Ciao,
Sheldon.

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