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. /* Steinar */ -- Homepage: http://members.xoom.com/sneeze/