On Wed, 25 Aug 2004, Veli-Pekka Tatila wrote: > Andor Demarteau wrote: > > no, cause install here is an action not an option or switch > I think I understand, now. so you are saying it defines a completely > different mode of command-line interaction in stead of toggling some boolean > flag or supplying a string. yes. However, commandline switches aren't simply booleans but more like commandline-configure options. Sosmeporgrams can also handle the same options in config-files.
> > ~$ sudo apt-get > What does sudo stand for? To a non-native English-speaker sounds like a > hybrid of pseudo and undo. I actually have no idea :) > > zsh is particularly nice with tabcomplation, cause you walk through > > the options not see them on screen > Umm, I'm not sure if I'm reading you right. Which way it is if there are > multiple choices will it: > a) do it the Microsoft style and only complete one filename or option > without showing the rest or yes, but a new tab will give a new solution. > b) show all of the other possible options on the screen as well possibly. It's been a few years since I used zsh last. > I often find A easier, at least when reviewing the console from a GUI screen > reader in Windows. > > -- Andor Demarteau E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] student computer science www: http://www.students.cs.uu.nl/~ademarte/ UU based & VU guest-student jabber,icq,msn,voip: do ask ;) ----------- chairman Stichting Studiereizen STORM www: http://www.stistusto.nl vice-chairman USF Studentenbelangen executive committee 2002-2003
