Re: OT Required Options?
Phil Dyer <phil@dyermaker.org> writes:
> Martin Dickopp said:
>> John Hasler <jhasler@debian.org> writes:
>>> Martin writes:
>>>> Apparently, command line programs exist for Microsoft Windows which
>>>> can only be run successfully if at least one command line option is
>>>> provided to them.
>>>
>>> That's true of Unix and Linux as well.
>>
>> Can you cite a Unix or GNU/Linux command line program which has this
>> property? I cannot think of even one, but maybe that's just my lack of
>> imagination. :)
>
> [root@firefoot scripts]# tar
> tar: You must specify one of the `-Acdtrux' options
Very good! I had indeed not thought of 'tar'. Thanks!
Martin
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