<<On Fri, 20 Apr 2001 00:57:29 -0400, Garance A Drosihn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
> '-y[replstr]' (no blank after -y).
Prohibited by POSIX. The `xargs' utility ``shall'' follow the Utility
Syntax Guidelines.
> so I don't know how we go about adding options to it.
POSIX is clear on this issue: the implementation may add any options
it wishes, provided that those options are documented. Of course, if
a POSIX working group happens to choose ``your'' option letter next
time they add an option to that utility, you lose.
-GAWollman
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