Jim Meyering wrote: ... >> The awkward/somewhat redundant -n, --no-newline option >> is handled in the same way as on BSD and the help text adjusted like: >> >> - -n, --no-newline do not output the trailing newline\n\ >> + -n, --no-newline do not output the separator character\n\ > > Good point. > Now that the long-named --no-newline is a misnomer, we might want to > provide a better long-named option (like --no-separator) and begin the > deprecation process. E.g., warn that the --no-newline option is being > deprecated, and add a FIXME to give an error in a few years.
As I reread this, I think changing/deprecating is not worth the trouble after all.
