Jim Meyering wrote: ... > Sorry to reject the idea, but if we were to accept new options too easily > many of the coreutils programs would be larger and harder to maintain, > for relatively little added value. Part of our job as maintainers is > to ensure that each new feature really is well justified.
Also, please ping the list before investing in even a small project like this. It's easier to discuss a proposal like this when there isn't an already-written patch hanging in the balance.
