Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2002 17:14:18 -0700 From: Peter Avalos <pavalos@theshell.com> To: "Tim J. Robbins" <tim@robbins.dropbear.id.au> Cc: freebsd-standards@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: df -t option Message-ID: <20020423001418.GA896@theshell.com> In-Reply-To: <20020422175047.A37860@treetop.robbins.dropbear.id.au> References: <20020422175047.A37860@treetop.robbins.dropbear.id.au>
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--OXfL5xGRrasGEqWY Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Mon, Apr 22, 2002 at 05:50:47PM +1000, Tim J. Robbins wrote: > I've attached a patch that adds the XSI df -t option, but with a twist: > it uses -T because we already have a -t. The output format is modelled af= ter > the Solaris output format, but uses the minimum field width possible like > BSD df usually does. >=20 > As I see it, we have three ways of attacking the problem of the conflicti= ng > -t option: > a) Scrap support for our current `-t type' option in favour of the standa= rd > b) Support -t with and without arguments via some heuristics > c) Add it as -T and document that fact >=20 > I'm leaning towards (c), but I'd be interested to hear what others think, > or whether there's a better way to solve the problem. >=20 I think it should be implemented as the standard says, and move the current -t to some other option (-T seems good). If it is done this way I would not recommend a MFC. I believe having standard options is the way to go. --Pete --OXfL5xGRrasGEqWY Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (FreeBSD) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE8xKdZ7ogfS9uZ4RsRAnsDAKDx8M+w17FOAJci6ul6u6XOwy+URwCguHpZ hzeVeUO+gkVjhI1Ut7gV1ys= =W3Ry -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --OXfL5xGRrasGEqWY-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-standards" in the body of the message
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