[cups.bugs] lpstat -h and -v behaviour
Stefano Sabatini
stefano.sabatini-lala at poste.it
Sat Sep 6 02:32:17 PDT 2008
On date Thursday 2008-09-04 17:45:49 -0700, Michael R Sweet wrote:
> Stefano Sabatini wrote:
> > Hi all, not sure this has to be considered a bug, anyway...
> >
> > Most UNIX users expect the -h command to be available, and that is
> > indeed one of the first command they'll perform when experimenting
> > with a new command.
>
> Um, most *UNIX* commands do not provide help, and the CUPS commands
> are (by necessity) forced to follow their command-line arguments.
>
> GNU commands, on the other hand, pretty much universally support
> --help and --version, and we *can* add support for them without
> breaking compatibility with the UNIX commands from the 70's and
> 80's.
>
> Feel free to file an enhancement request:
>
> http://www.cups.org/str.php
I did it, thanks.
Regards.
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