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minus-square@Aganim@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink0•1 year agoSorry, the bomb was running MacOS. Your command was not valid and you’ve doomed us all.
minus-squareAndrewlinkfedilink0•1 year agoIt’s literally there at the bottom. What isn’t valid is MacOS, it’s macOS now.
minus-square@flying_sheep@lemmy.mllinkfedilink0•edit-21 year agoIt’s insane that this isn’t consistent. Any combination of -h, -? and --help exists between tools (from 0 to all 3 of them)
minus-square@zaphod@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilink0•1 year agoNever seen -?, it’s either -h, --help, or -help for programs that just want to be different.
minus-square@flying_sheep@lemmy.mllinkfedilink0•1 year agoOne example for it is … tar! https://www.man7.org/linux/man-pages/man1/tar.1.html
tar --version
You’re welcome
Sorry, the bomb was running MacOS. Your command was not valid and you’ve doomed us all.
It’s literally there at the bottom.
What isn’t valid is MacOS, it’s macOS now.
I’d have gone with
tar --helpIt’s insane that this isn’t consistent.
Any combination of
-h,-?and--helpexists between tools (from 0 to all 3 of them)So would have been 1:4
Never seen
-?, it’s either-h,--help, or-helpfor programs that just want to be different.One example for it is … tar!
https://www.man7.org/linux/man-pages/man1/tar.1.html