didier declared, > Richard E Hawkins Esq writes:
> Richard> No, it's that their full extent is a pita (hmm, i don't mean to speak > Richard> for manuel). > Really, I don't see why. --help is 4 more keystrokes than the standard -h > >> From a command line, -h is quicker & easier than --help, etc. And I'm > Richard> not even going to start on the info rather than man nonsense . . . > Gnu stuff often provides both short and long options. Long options are > usually easier to remind when you've not been using the app for a long time. but not consistantly: eyryttyp0:hawk>tar -h tar: You must specify one of the `-Acdtrux' options Try `tar --help' for more information. --