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Date: Sat, 2 Jun 2001 12:44:15 +0300 (EEST)
From: Giorgos Keramidas <keramidi@otenet.gr>
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To: Peter Pentchev <roam@orbitel.bg>
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Subject: Re: Fixing documented bug in env(1)
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On Sat, 2 Jun 2001, Peter Pentchev wrote:

> FWIW, I, too, think that '--' would be a POLA-friendly choice.
> However, if '==' were chosen, the patch to env.c would have to be
> slightly modified, as attached.

Yes, using '--' seems like a reasonable thing to do.
Consistency with other uses of an 'argument that separates parts of
the command line', etc. is one reason that I can easily come up with.

-giorgos


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