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The rule of four comes in handy across all kinds of places. A command line argument that can be run with 4 or fewer distinct words/flags/etc is one I'm much mor
by hiAndrewQuinn 3y ago
The rule of four comes in handy across all kinds of places. A command line argument that can be run with 4 or fewer distinct words/flags/etc is one I'm much more likely to try running than one with more.
- bee_rider 3y agoIt even kinda works for something like tar. tar czvf output files The czvf is really four arguments I guess, but it expresses a single concept in some sense.
- snakeyjake 3y agoThe GNU Foundation wants to know your location and while you're using the "Old" option style. You will use "tar --create --gzip --verbose --file output files" and you will like it.
- bee_rider 3y agoIt turns out that “GNU/Stallman was right” applies only to matters philosophical.