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From:
H.Merijn Brand
Date:
July 27, 2014 14:17
Subject:
Re: command line options
Message ID:
20140727161655.59079cd4@pc09.procura.nl
On Sun, 27 Jul 2014 09:41:45 -0400, Peter Martini
<petercmartini@gmail.com> wrote:

> While we're discussing adding '-N' and '-P' flags, I noticed a while
> ago that '-h' is not one of the documented flags when running 'perl
> -h'.
> 
> http://perl5.git.perl.org/perl.git/blob/HEAD:/perl.c#l2946 points out
> this is intentional, and that "[the perl -h output] really ought to be
> max 23 lines".
> 
> Is that something we still want to hold ourselves too?
> 
> And on a related note, do we have to hold ourselves to single letter
> flags, or would double-dashed flags be an option?

ab821d7f 1996-03-24 12:18:11 perl-5.002    + 056    2946:     /* This message really ought to be max 23 lines.

My personal opinion is that we can go over. It is not 1996 anymore

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