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Re: colord Warning during upgrade to wheezy



Reco wrote:
> Tom H wrote:
> > What does "-d" mean?
> 
> Compatibility with useradd, which has '-d'. To my surprise manpage
> doesn't mention it.

Usually programs do not document options they don't want you to use.
This is a way of deprecating them without actually breaking scripts by
removing the option.  Anyone who reads the documentation will use the
desired options.  It makes for an easier transition.

Bob

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