On Thu, 17 Jul 2025 16:49:04 -0500, Paul Gilmartin <paulgboul...@aol.com> wrote:
>The syntax diagram in: ><https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/zos/3.1.0?topic=command-allocate-syntax> >says that CATALOG and DELETE are mutually exclusive? ROTFLOL! typical UNIX mentality. Completely ignores section "How to read the TSO/E command syntax" that tells you it's a non-repeatable choice which is very different from mutually exclusive. Only the last choice will be used. ln the case of "catalog delete", catalog is ignored. >Would you care to submit a Feedback? Would IBM care to address it? ROTFLOL! The pot calling the kettle black. Unix doesn't bother documenting mutually exclusive command options and worse yet, is not consistent (e.g. rm -iffi versus ls -AaaA). Maybe you should help Unix fix its appalling errors before complaining about IBM! >"Well. everybody knows what it means," is not suitable response >to a report of a documentation error. ROTFLOL! Let's pretend IBM didn't have that section. Everyone knows what it means because it consistently used where appropriate. When working in Unix, consistency is a pipe dream. >Does that diagram also improperly constrain the order of options? Unix confession through projection with no diagrams nor order of options and rarely documenting mutually exclusive. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
