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Usually `-v` is used to increase verbosity in traditional unix applications (ls, mv, cp, etc). Or maybe I'm missing your point.
by drivebyacct2 15y ago
Usually `-v` is used to increase verbosity in traditional unix applications (ls, mv, cp, etc). Or maybe I'm missing your point.
- wisty 15y agoCorrected - "increase" -> "control". My point is, UNIX tools are designed to be easy to use by the expert (easy to chain), but hard for beginners (not chatty). There's also a lot of neglect towards giving users useful feedback, because feedback just doesn't happen by default, so why improve it?