Date: Wed, 19 Jul 2000 14:55:42 -0400 From: Bill Fumerola <billf@chimesnet.com> To: Sheldon Hearn <sheldonh@uunet.co.za> Cc: obrien@FreeBSD.org, Archie Cobbs <archie@FreeBSD.org>, cvs-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/sbin/ifconfig ifconfig.c Message-ID: <20000719145541.W51462@jade.chc-chimes.com> In-Reply-To: <2153.964014378@axl.ops.uunet.co.za>; from sheldonh@uunet.co.za on Wed, Jul 19, 2000 at 03:46:18PM %2B0200 References: <20000719062830.A15133@dragon.nuxi.com> <2153.964014378@axl.ops.uunet.co.za>
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On Wed, Jul 19, 2000 at 03:46:18PM +0200, Sheldon Hearn wrote:
> If that's your only reason, I don't think it's good enough. I think
> "the UNIX way" to get usage() out of a program is ``progname -?''.
> Starting a program you don't know how to drive without arguments and
> hoping for usage isn't always such a hot idea.
progname -? is _not_ the UNIX way. I did this to a program once and was
given many reasons why it was bad. they may be archived.
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Bill Fumerola - Network Architect, BOFH / Chimes, Inc.
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