Re: A simple hate today.

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On Thu, 25 May 2006 09:53:56 -0500 (CDT), sabrina downard <sld@xxxxxxxx.xxx>
wrote:

> If you do not have a better use for -h, and you have coded a usage 
> statement for --help, then how damned difficult would it be to make -h 
> equal to --help?  Since you're already going to print a damned error 
> telling me to use --help instead?

Sorry, I disagree. And I have never liked -h to be help.
IMHO it should be either -? or --help, and -help could be acceptable

> I was clearly already asking for help,

For me, -h never has meant help, nor do I expect *any* command or util to
show me help on -h

> you idiots.  Taunting me just pisses me off.
> 
> bitchily,
> --s.


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