On Saturday 29 of August 2009 03:48:57 James R. Van Zandt wrote: > I propose the patch below, which adds the --to option as a synonym for > --destination-directory, to the programs cp, ln, install, and mv. > > I think it's easier to remember (and say) something like > > mv --to MYDIR myfile hisfile theirfile > > than with the current long option.
Have you heard about the long option abbreviation? If you think the option --target-directory is too long, you can use --ta instead without patching anything. Genreally any abbreviation which is unambiguous enough... Kamil
