Jim Meyering <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > And if you build the GNU coreutils on a system that conforms to > POSIX 1003.1-2001, then you'll find that the above all fail, e.g. like this: > > $ head -1 > head: `-1' option is obsolete; use `-n 1' > Try `head --help' for more information. > [Exit 1]
Given the significant number of complaints about this behavior, I think it would make sense to reject -1, etc., only if $POSIXLY_CORRECT is set. paul _______________________________________________ Bug-coreutils mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-coreutils
