Post Awmdop2ubJGLLuRMgq by prettygood@socially.drinkingatmy.computer
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(DIR) Post #AwmdLiCkxPdbjkAEwC by N33R@fops.cloud
2025-08-03T05:51:40.878389Z
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ffs sake people say it with me-h IS FOR SHORT HELP--help IS FOR LONG HELPI DO NOT want to have my terminal filled with your programs entire fucking man page if I'm just looking for basic usage
(DIR) Post #Awmdop2ubJGLLuRMgq by prettygood@socially.drinkingatmy.computer
2025-08-03T05:56:53.064120Z
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@N33R testify
(DIR) Post #Awme8czr6qTRm2SGPo by a1ba@suya.place
2025-08-03T06:00:28.551809Z
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@N33R instructions unclear, -h, -help and --help went into same branch:```if( Sys_CheckParm( "-help" ) || Sys_CheckParm( "-h" ) || Sys_CheckParm( "--help" ))```
(DIR) Post #AwmeJI2BO65dwfcxJQ by lz@social.xenofem.me
2025-08-03T06:01:30.051881Z
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@N33R im tired of programs only supporting one or the other with no indication of which
(DIR) Post #AwmgwVYfEvbZ5heHJI by sodiboo@gaysex.cloud
2025-08-03T06:30:42.028Z
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@N33R@fops.cloud tldr is nice for this but honestly I don't really care as long as I get usable documentation. NixOS doesn't have short documentation just manpages so i'll do nix-store --help and it pops a manoage and that's just. What i'm used to . this is not an inconvenience in the slightest.some projects don't wanna maintain multiple sources of documentation in different shapes and formats. and more power to them. just let it be so. I just need to know what the option is called and a manpage is equally useful for this.
(DIR) Post #AwmhWnOsNegaquNEQq by N33R@fops.cloud
2025-08-03T06:38:30.130418Z
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@sodiboo yeah when i need actual help i use manpages too this post was mainly caused by me needing to quickly check the syntax which the long help has at the top so i need to scroll several pages up to see it
(DIR) Post #Awmhk99EpmA04BQR0q by foxcat@pl.foxcat.lol
2025-08-03T06:40:25.493338Z
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@N33R @sodiboo me: yea if i get stuck i look at the man pagesfriend: the man pages? is that like, some kind of gay porn?me: i can explain
(DIR) Post #AwmkFOTw4aisVc8N3g by sodiboo@gaysex.cloud
2025-08-03T07:07:59.875Z
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@N33R@fops.cloud my manpages always go through a pager by default. how curious. why aren't yours.
(DIR) Post #AwmkFPXW8lBLn0okHQ by N33R@fops.cloud
2025-08-03T07:08:55.778719Z
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@sodiboo nono so do mine, that problem was with -h
(DIR) Post #AwmkRhiAP6T3chf0fg by sodiboo@gaysex.cloud
2025-08-03T07:09:34.562Z
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@N33R@fops.cloud ohhh. extremely long helptext that isn't manpage but also doesn't go through a pager? yes this is annoying i 100% agree
(DIR) Post #AwmkS5syWZNEbAtyqm by N33R@fops.cloud
2025-08-03T07:11:16.196482Z
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@sodiboo yeah what -h should have IMHO issyntaxa few common usage examplesnothing more
(DIR) Post #Awmlzp8RPPDaRomdRQ by justin@toot.io
2025-08-03T07:21:43Z
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@N33R open source by definition cannot be standardized. It's impossible. 18 different ways of printing usage info.
(DIR) Post #Awmm7R84XvNSJMF0Oe by N33R@fops.cloud
2025-08-03T07:29:56.816409Z
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@justin this is why I should just have dictatorial control over EVERY open source project because MY way of doing it is objectively right and everyone who disagrees is ONTOLOGICALLY EVIL
(DIR) Post #Awn7rUEdQeo2In6tnc by sapphire@shortstacksran.ch
2025-08-03T11:33:34.520193Z
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@N33R -h is for short help —help is for short help man <thing> is for long help