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It also has the advantage that it works with brace expansion to specify multiple values. --long={foo,bar} becomes --long=foo --long=bar

• conaclos 4y ago
  With bash/zsh the auto-completion seems missing for unknown options. While `--key file` supports auto-completion since file is just another parameter.
  • jolmg 4y ago
    Yup. Both styles have their advantages, which is why they're both common. For the problem you mention, I normally have them separate while I use completions, then add the = sign after.
  • kzrdude 4y ago
    that's a tool issue that should be fixed
• kzrdude 4y ago
  Thanks for teaching something useful!
  • conaclos 4y ago
    Actually you can expand any pattern: --option{X,Y} -> --optionX --optionY --option:{X,Y} -> --option:X --option:Y ...