Re: A simple hate today.

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From: Phil Pennock
Subject: Re: A simple hate today.
Date: 17:48 on 26 May 2006

On 2006-05-26 at 11:44 -0500, David Champion wrote:
> The OP asked that -h be made a published interface to help, absent any
> particular reason not to.  So what's a particular reason not to?  I say:
> not much.

That's the one I was remembering, and presenting an argument against (as
a specific instance).

However:

> And why should "use lstat/lchown/lwhatever" take precedence over "help,
> please" anyway?  If you need lsomething(), you're familiar enough to
> find out how to do it, or to remember.  If you need help, you know
> little to nothing.  Help should be the easiest thing to get.

Good point; I concede -- I was wrong.

OP: sorry
David: thanks for the clue.
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David Champion 17:44 on 26 May 2006
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