What's wrong with the traditional `date' syntax? Why are we arguing about changing it? - phil ----- Original Message ----- From: Mario Frasca <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Ken Yap <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, November 19, 1999 10:02 AM Subject: Re: date > Ken Yap wrote: > > > >: * Usage: /bin/date > > >: * date [?[?]] | <date> > > > > > >One small point: Isn't '?' a shell wildcard character? This means that if w > > >ild cards > > >are enabled on the shell (currently not with ELKS, but should be) then the > > >? will have to be escaped? [...] > > >Greg > > > > Yes probably -i for interactive input or -s for set or something like > > that. > > yes and no: > yes: `?' is a wild card, I didn't think of it. > no, I don't like the `-s' and `-i' idea, it makes parsing parameters that bit > more complicated that we don't need on ELKS. > shall I substitute the `?' with a `a' (for Ask)? and thus `aa'. it makes the > code a bit easier, I believe. > > thanks for the suggestions/comments. > > Mario. > > > > >
