Jim Meyering <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Bruno Haible <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> I can prepare a patch for this; just let me know whether for
>> $ od -j -1
>> you would see the error message
>> od: invalid --skip-bytes argument `-1'
>> or
>> od: invalid `-j' argument `-1'
>
> You've discovered why the current diagnostics do not mention
> explicit option strings: hard-coding an option string like --skip-bytes
> or -j will inevitably be misleading to those who specify the offending
> argument with the alternative option string.
Would it be reasonable for the message to read as:
od: invalid -j or --skip-bytes argument `-1'
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Ben Pfaff
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