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Re: Short Option Names

From: Bobby Bissett <bobby.bissett_at_oracle.com>
Date: Mon, 02 May 2011 10:33:33 -0400

On 5/1/11 10:50 AM, Tom Mueller wrote:
>
> I wonder if this might be a reason to use short options judiciously.
> If -d means one thing for one command and something else for another
> command, then it is difficult to remember what it means for various
> commands.

There's also the chance that some combination of short option letters
will match an actual option, which could be fun, er, confusing.

E.g, http://java.net/jira/browse/GLASSFISH-72

Cheers,
Bobby