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List:       kde-core-devel
Subject:    Re: Command-line options without space?
From:       Waldo Bastian <bastian () kde ! org>
Date:       2002-02-23 1:59:26
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> > But what about combinations of single-character flags/options? For
> > example nobody will ever type 'ps -a -u -x -w'. Instead one will simply
> > type 'ps -auxw'. Of course KDE programs don't need to support this. But
> > it would be nice if they would.

In case you missed the CVS commit:
* Single char options like "-a -b -c" may be combined into "-abc"
* The option "--foo bar" may also be written "--foo=bar"
* The option "-P lp1" may also be written "-P=lp1" or "-Plp1"
* The option "--foo bar" may also be written "-foo bar"
* And if you're into those kind of things: "-a -b -c -P lp1" may be combined 
into "-abcPlp1"

No changes required in any app, you should just define
"P <printer>"

Cheers,
Waldo
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 -- Bob Bemer

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