Received: from spf1.us4.outblaze.com (spf1.us4.outblaze.com [205.158.62.23]) by sdf.lonestar.org (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id i9PK8hs5004663 for ; Mon, 25 Oct 2004 20:08:44 GMT Received: from lists.gnu.org (lists.gnu.org [199.232.76.165]) by spf1.us4.outblaze.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id C54725357D for ; Mon, 25 Oct 2004 20:08:34 +0000 (GMT) Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.33) id 1CMBGX-0007Ud-RN for migo@homemail.com; Mon, 25 Oct 2004 16:16:29 -0400 Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.33) id 1CMBGF-0007UO-8O for gnu-arch-users@gnu.org; Mon, 25 Oct 2004 16:16:11 -0400 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.33) id 1CMBGE-0007U8-OF for gnu-arch-users@gnu.org; Mon, 25 Oct 2004 16:16:10 -0400 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.33) id 1CMBGE-0007Ty-JL for gnu-arch-users@gnu.org; Mon, 25 Oct 2004 16:16:10 -0400 Received: from [205.149.2.136] (helo=xl2.seyza.com) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (TLSv1:DES-CBC3-SHA:168) (Exim 4.34) id 1CMB86-0005G5-VF for gnu-arch-users@gnu.org; Mon, 25 Oct 2004 16:07:48 -0400 Received: from xl2.seyza.com (localhost.seyza.com [127.0.0.1]) by xl2.seyza.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id i9PK9qIb066427; Mon, 25 Oct 2004 13:09:52 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from lord@xl2.seyza.com) Received: (from lord@localhost) by xl2.seyza.com (8.12.10/8.12.10/Submit) id i9PK9pP3066424; Mon, 25 Oct 2004 13:09:51 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from lord) Date: Mon, 25 Oct 2004 13:09:51 -0700 (PDT) Message-Id: <200410252009.i9PK9pP3066424@xl2.seyza.com> From: Thomas Lord To: zen@cashpoolcomps.com In-reply-to: <1098398014.5336.118.camel@whiskas.cashpoolcomps.com> (message from Zenaan Harkness on Fri, 22 Oct 2004 08:33:34 +1000) Subject: Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Re: File naming conventions References: <1098141434.19575.42.camel@whiskas.cashpoolcomps.com> <20041018233511.GA31642@fencepost> <1098156854.19575.65.camel@whiskas.cashpoolcomps.com> <1098163496.19575.134.camel@whiskas.cashpoolcomps.com> <20041019060152.GC18852@wisq.net> <1098311382.11967.35.camel@nemesis.xlii.org> <1098313564.5336.29.camel@whiskas.cashpoolcomps.com> <1098319598.5336.46.camel@whiskas.cashpoolcomps.com> <20041021123218.GA30989@fencepost> <1098398014.5336.118.camel@whiskas.cashpoolcomps.com> Cc: gnu-arch-users@gnu.org X-BeenThere: gnu-arch-users@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: a discussion list for all things arch-ish List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: gnu-arch-users-bounces+migo=homemail.com@gnu.org Errors-To: gnu-arch-users-bounces+migo=homemail.com@gnu.org Status: RO Content-Length: 946 Lines: 31 > From: Zenaan Harkness > > > At the end of the day, I suspect code talks well enough that a > > > pika-escape-removing, null-termination-adding _option_ (say, perhaps, > > > "-0" comes to mind :) would be acceptable. > > Tom seems to have an intense dislike for short options that are digits, so it > > may not be. > I don't know why, but I'm feeling really infurated this morning, > and not for the first time... Can't you use a filter program to generate the output format you want from the output format provided? `tar' needs such an option because, otherwise, it has no unambiguous output format. `tla' uses a different way to provide unambiguous output. -t _______________________________________________ Gnu-arch-users mailing list Gnu-arch-users@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-arch-users GNU arch home page: http://savannah.gnu.org/projects/gnu-arch/