Re: sha###sum switches

2026-01-22 Thread Collin Funk
Pádraig Brady  writes:

> On 22/01/2026 17:02, James E. LaBarre wrote:
>> Since a lot of the times I use one of the checksum validators is against
>> files that list many more files than I have downloaded (usually ISO
>> files), it would make sense that there should be a single-character
>> quick-switch for ignoring missing files, along with the long-form
>> switch.  I need to have that switch more often than most of the others.
>
> Well you can use --i.
> We try to avoid new short options where possible.

+1. It is not very fun when implementations disagree on short options.

Collin



Re: sha###sum switches

2026-01-22 Thread Pádraig Brady

On 22/01/2026 17:02, James E. LaBarre wrote:

Since a lot of the times I use one of the checksum validators is against
files that list many more files than I have downloaded (usually ISO
files), it would make sense that there should be a single-character
quick-switch for ignoring missing files, along with the long-form
switch.  I need to have that switch more often than most of the others.


Well you can use --i.
We try to avoid new short options where possible.

cheers,
Padraig