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Re: getfacl help/version patch


On Wed, May 22, 2002 at 10:57:00AM -0700, Joshua Daniel Franklin wrote:
> --- Corinna Vinschen <cygwin-patches@cygwin.com> wrote:
> > On Tue, May 21, 2002 at 05:23:22PM -0500, Joshua Daniel Franklin wrote:
> > > > On Mon, May 20, 2002 at 05:33:01PM -0500, Joshua Daniel Franklin wrote:
> > > > > Here is a patch to getfacl that adds longopts for all options,
> > > > > standardizes the usage output, and adds the GNU standard --version
> > option.
> > > >
> > What I don't get is
> > the reasoning for introducing the --examples option.  From my point
> > of view that output should still be a part of --help.  
> > 
> > Corinna
> 
> OK, here is a patch that does as you suggested. I don't like all the 

I understand your reasoning.  I've applied your latest patch, though
since I think the --examples isn't straightforward enough.  It's not
a really good point, it's just an opinion, so...

OTOH, perhaps we should drop that text completely at a later point as
soon as we have the man page?!?

Corinna

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