On 25 July 2014 09:22, Ed Avis <eda@waniasset.com> wrote: > Just as -E supplements -e to avoid breaking backwards compatibility, > new -N and -P flags could be introduced as safe alternatives to -n and -p. > > That said, I suggest the backwards compatibility standards applied to one- > liners may be less strict than those for big programs, so perhaps -n and -p > could just change. I think this is actually a good idea.Thread Previous | Thread Next