On Sun, Feb 22, 2015, at 15:41, Sami Kerola wrote: > misc-utils/whereis.c | 8 +++++++- > 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) But whereis works fine with a missing -f when some other option is given after -B or -M or -S. Example: $ whereis -B /crap -bm when where whereis when: where: whereis: /usr/share/man/man1/whereis.1.gz To break that with a complaint about a missing -f... Better not. But when there's no intervening option, then it's good to report a missing -f -- at least, when there is more than one argument after the -B or -M or -S. > + if (opt_f_missing) > + errx(EXIT_FAILURE, _("option -f missing")); s/missing/is missing/ Benno -- http://www.fastmail.com - Send your email first class -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe util-linux" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html