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To: Sheldon Hearn <sheldonh@starjuice.net>
Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/sbin/dump dump.8 
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Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2001 21:29:30 -0600
From: Warner Losh <imp@harmony.village.org>
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In message <11101.995298095@axl.seasidesoftware.co.za> Sheldon Hearn writes:
: > 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.

I think might be Bruce's personal preference.  I know that he's made
suggestions like that to me many times over the years.

Warner

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