[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Paul Jarc) writes: > Jim Meyering <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > And I'm still reluctant to allow --files-from without --null. > > What about --files-from0, or some such, so that the difference between > it and --files-from in other tools is apparent?
Since "--files-from" is a prefix of "--files-from0", getopt would recognize "--files-from" as an alias for "--files-from0". That's confusing. One workaround for this problem would be to add --files-from as a separate (undocumented) option that always reports an error. Another possibility is to require that --null also be specified if --files-from is specified. Another thought: perhaps "--files0-from" would be a better name for the combined option? After all, the NULs immediately follow the file names, not the place where the file names come from. _______________________________________________ Bug-coreutils mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-coreutils
