Patrick Schoenfeld <[email protected]> writes:
> On Sun, Aug 30, 2009 at 09:29:52PM +0300, jaalto wrote:
>
>> Package: devscripts
>> Version: 2.10.53
>> Severity: wishlist
>>
>>
>> The following patch updates usage() to list options in alphabetical order.
>
> Can you please give a rational why options should be listed
> in alphabetical order? The tool is rather complex, so listing
> often used commands first seems quiet useful, compared to listing
> everything and ponies instead first.
When reading commands with multiple options:
<command> <options>
It is very easy to find out the meaning of the options from a manual
page that lists options in alphabetical A-Z order.
See cp(1), mv(1), ssh(1), rsync(1) etc.
Jari
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