Re: Command Line Options

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On Mon, Aug 21, 2000 at 07:13:32PM -0400, Garry R. Osgood wrote:
>I'd keep -v => --version and add -V => --verbose.
>This, out of respect for backward compatibility for
>any version checking automata.

But then, most other GNU programs use -V for --version and -v for --verbose,
right? I completely agree that we should strive not to break anything, but the
question is what (if anything) we'll break, vs. the need for consistency.

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