2026-05-09 12:46 UTC
Which command-line option/flag syntax you prefer?
EDIT: added dd style
#askfedi #unix #cli #terminal
Replies (3)
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@seninha@bsd.network 2026-05-09 13:07
I started to hate UNIX style and all the cryptic single-character code that are spread all through the system: command-line options, manpage section names, roff macros (those are cryptic two-character codes, tho), runlevels, etc. GNU style is backwards compatible with UNIX style but is more cumbersome to type and to implement (you need to index(3) the '=' char and read the option argument after it).
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@seninha@bsd.network 2026-05-09 19:07
/me didnt know editing a poll cleared the answers xP
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@seninha@bsd.network 2026-05-09 19:30
Other than X11 applications (using the Xt Widget Toolkit), ffmpeg(1) is a notable software with X11-style CLI options.