You now, I'm really not sure where I picked that up. It's always been my understanding that it was acceptable to change the short flags on a utility as part of

You now, I'm really not sure where I picked that up. It's always been my understanding that it was acceptable to change the short flags on a utility as part of a new major version. Not that you should change 'em capriciously, but that it wasn't the end of the world if you did. Of course, I can't find any references to back me up on that, so you may very well be correct.