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Subject: Re: getopt -? illegal ? (was: cvs commit: src/usr.sbin/i4b/isdnd main.c ..) 
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Date: Thu, 24 Jun 1999 01:34:42 -0700
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From: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@zippy.cdrom.com>
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> Since the very first days i learned Unix, i was - and i still am - under the
> impression that running a program with -? produces a usage message.
> 
> I still think that this is common sense, usage and knowledge.

Interesting, the oldest Unix applications I can think of always used
-h[elp] for this purpose.  I don't think there is any real standard
there. :)

- Jordan


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