> this email concerns my PR https://github.com/php/php-src/pull/17459, > which extended the cli-SAPI’s `--ini` flag to print any INI settings > that differ from the built-in default. There was some discussion around > which flag to use, which didn't result in particularly strong opinions,
Even before this change, the `php --ini` output was not very "plumbing-friendly", so I don't think there are scripts that parse the `php --ini` output. If we are really looking to change or add a new flag, I think a new `php --ini-list-modified` or `php --ini-show-modified` might be a good fit. `php --help` lists the `--ini` flag as `Show configuration file names`, so with a new flag, we don't change the semantics of the `php --ini` flag. Thank you, Ayesh.
