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cat: stop accepting -? flag #396

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@mknos mknos commented Jan 2, 2024

  • Undocumented -? option was accepted by getopt but ignored
  • This option doesn't appear in GNU or OpenBSD version
  • The only option mentioned by standards document is -u [1], so there is probably no reason to keep -?
  • While here, prefix usage string with "usage:"
  1. https://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/utilities/cat.html

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cat: stop accepting -? flag
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* Undocumented -? option was accepted by getopt but ignored
* This option doesn't appear in GNU or OpenBSD version
* The only option mentioned by standards document is -u [1], so there is probably no reason to keep -?
* While here, prefix usage string with "usage:"

1. https://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/utilities/cat.html
@github-actions github-actions bot added Type: enhancement improve a feature that already exists Priority: low get to this whenever Program: cat The cat program labels Jan 2, 2024
@briandfoy briandfoy self-assigned this Jan 2, 2024
@briandfoy briandfoy merged commit ccd99ac into briandfoy:master Jan 2, 2024
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@briandfoy briandfoy added Status: accepted The fix is accepted and removed Priority: low get to this whenever labels Jan 2, 2024
@briandfoy briandfoy added Status: released there is a new release with this fix and removed Status: accepted The fix is accepted labels Jan 25, 2024
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