> > A "de facto" standard stating -v is for version information.  And please
> > PLEASE don't use RPM as a model for software development.
>
>     It is NOT a model for me. It was just the quickest thing I
>     could find. I've seen numerous apps using switches this way
>     in the past years, though I would not sit here if I could
>     remember everything I've seen in my life :)

Many apps use multiple swithces for similar purpose. Typical use is to
enhance the original switch. The logining level on OpenBSD's ftpd is
specified by repeating -l switch many times. I've seen examples of -l -l -l
(or -lll) or more.

Edin


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