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- some commands take arguments as
-
- command -abcdefg filename
-
- and some as
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- command -a -b -c -d -e -f -g filename
-
- It would be great if this was standardised.
- Post this if you like: it's gleaned from a book 'Unix for beginners' by
- Miller and Boyle at the University of Leeds, UK
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- 'He had a certain naive charm, but no muscle!'
- Frank N. Furter in the Rocky Horror Picture Show.
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- | Douglas Spencer | {decvax,garfield,okstate,philabs,seismo} |
- | Maths Institute | !mcvax!ukc!warwick!daisy!maugg |
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-
- [ The P1003 draft standard has little to say about commands, as it's
- mostly concerned with system calls and library routines. Varying option
- formats are a nuisance, though. -mod]
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- John Quarterman, jsq@ut-sally.ARPA, {ihnp4,seismo,ctvax}!ut-sally!jsq
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- Volume-Number: Volume 1, Number 02
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