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1. stackoverflow.com › questions › 45896774Difference between the 3 option syntax for commands in bash

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   Aug 26, 2017 · In Linux command line, one can use either of two ways to pass options to commands. Either we can use the short option format which uses a single dash followed by a single letter, for example: -o or the long option format which uses two consecutive dashes followed by a word, for example: --option.

2. superuser.com › questions › 260100Passing options to a program: what's the convention for one ...

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   The most common is GNU getopt style, with one dash for short options and two dashes for long options. Initially, Unix programs took single-letter options preceded by a single dash and optionally bundled: ls -laF. ls -l -a -F. The two commands above are equal.

3. serverfault.com › questions › 387935What's the difference between the single dash and double dash ...

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   Dec 13, 2023 · Usually "-" is used for 'short' options (one-letter, -h), and "--" is used for "long"(er) options (--help). Short options can usually be combined (so "-h -a" is same as "-ha") In Unix-like systems, the ASCII hyphen–minus is commonly used to specify options.

4. unix.stackexchange.com › questions › 21852command line - Single dashes `-` for single-character options ...

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   To use this effectively in xterm, it has to preprocess the command parameters to prefer -v (for version) over -vb (visual bell). The X Toolkit has no direct way to specify a preferred option when there is an ambiguity.

5. softwareengineering.stackexchange.com › questionsWhy do Windows commands allow `-` and `/` switches?

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   Slashes are Windows's original option syntax and not all windows commands accept the dash-options. With Dir /? you the list of the options for dir. But with . Dir -? you get a file not found-message (tested with Windows XP) (Same with dir -w...).

6. askubuntu.com › questions › 813303bash - What's the difference between - (one hyphen) and ...

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   Aug 17, 2016 · Yes, -v is often used for "verbose" - and -V is sometimes used for "version" - but there is no real consesnsus between commands. For example -i means "interactive" for cp , mv , ln and rm - the command will prompt before overwrite or delete.

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   How to pass options in Linux command line?

   • In Linux command line, one can use either of two ways to pass options to commands. Either we can use the short option format which uses a single dash followed by a single letter, for example: -o or the long option format which uses two consecutive dashes followed by a word, for example: --option.

   linux - Difference between the 3 option syntax for commands in bash

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   Can short options be combined into a single argument?

   • short options can be combined into a single argument; If we allow long options with single dash, it causes ambiguity. To resolve this we use double dash for long options. Another case is when a script calls another program, it may be necessary to separate the options for the first script from those passed to the second program.

   What's the difference between the single dash and double dash flags on

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   Why are there two types of shorthand command combining?

   • 1 for mentioning shorthand command combining. that's the real reason why there's two styles. single dash is implemented by the getopt and is posix standard function, double dash in getopt_long and is a gnu standard. Traditionally, a single dash supplies a single character option like this:

   What's the difference between one-dash and two-dashes for command

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   Does GNU have a double dash long option?

   • In 1988, GNU came out with double dash long options even though UNOS verified that single dash long options work great. @schily Though getopt_long(3) also exists. One reason for continuing to use the single letter options is because they can be strung together: ls -ltr is a lot easier to type than ls --sort=time --reverse --format=long.

   Single dashes `-` for single-character options, but double dashes `--` for …

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   Does a POSIX command use a multi-letter option before a dash?

   • It depends on the command. Great answer. It's worth mentioning the POSIX term operand for what you call 'non-option arguments'. java and OSX/Darwin utilities with NeXTSTEP heritage (I presume) also use multi-letter options preceded by single dash.

   What is the general syntax of a Unix shell command

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   What does -H -a mean in Unix?

   • It all depends on the program. Usually "-" is used for 'short' options (one-letter, -h), and "--" is used for "long" (er) options (--help). Short options can usually be combined (so "-h -a" is same as "-ha") In Unix-like systems, the ASCII hyphen–minus is commonly used to specify options. The character is usually followed by one or more letters.

   What's the difference between the single dash and double dash flags on

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8. langdev.stackexchange.com › questions › 687What are common options for comment syntax? - Programming ...

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   Along with single line and multi-line comments, the document language KDL supports a novel, scope/syntax aware form of comment syntax called "slashdash" comments. In KDL, the token /- will treat the following node, argument, property or children block as a comment, even if it spreads across multiple lines.