On Tue, 19 Nov 2002 10:27:00 -0800 David Schultz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > I'm concerned about the used character: "-r" is similiar to "-R" > > > > Yes, `-r' would be a very poor choice for the reason you state. > > Agreed, but the precedent has already been set by touch(1) and > truncate(1). If we're going to get it wrong some of the time, we > might as well be consistent about it. When we don't look at the fact that neither touch nor truncate operate recursivly... what about changing touch and truncate to allow the proposed -c (or -i) too and mark -r as deprecated (if it isn't covered by a standard)? Bye, Alexander. -- Speak softly and carry a cellular phone. http://www.Leidinger.net Alexander @ Leidinger.net GPG fingerprint = C518 BC70 E67F 143F BE91 3365 79E2 9C60 B006 3FE7 To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message