On 02/18/2013 09:31 PM, anatoly techtonik wrote: > On Mon, Feb 18, 2013 at 8:21 PM, Eric Blake <ebl...@redhat.com> wrote: > Your phrase about GNU users preference can not be backed up by any proof > links, so it can not serve as an argument. That's why I proposed a poll. > Nowadays GNU users are also Python and Ruby users, where they used to '-h' > option, so your position is very dubious. > > >> I am against adding -h as a short option without a lot more >> justification than just a single user, since we have had so few requests >> for a short option -h over the years.
Maybe that's exactly the difference to Ruby et al: the GNU tools exist much longer and have for sure learned their lessons of burning short options. ;-) BTW: the user is not lost with today's implementation: $ users -h users: invalid option -- 'h' Try 'users --help' for more information. The step to the get help isn't too hard with that information, is it? Have a nice day, Berny
