severity 481185 wishlist thanks On 2008-05-14 14:13 +0200, James Bewley wrote:
> Package: dpkg > > When i want to look at the info of an installed pakage, i use the -p flag. > If i accidently give the flag in the wrong case ei. -P the package is purged > from my system. Not working as root unless needed will avoid that. > I suggest the -p (info) flag be moved to another letter of the alphabet. I > suggest the -I (upper case i) flag be used to get information about a > package. Meaning, extend the functionality of the -I flag to search the > package cache when no package is found in the current working directory. Sorry, but -I is already taken (passed over to dpkg-deb), and scripts may use the -p option, so taking it away is not really an option either. You may want to set up an alias for dpkg -P or train yourself to use long options only (both bash and zsh will aid you to complete them). Sven -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
