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minus-squarezaphod@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 years agoNever seen -?, it’s either -h, --help, or -help for programs that just want to be different.
minus-squareflying_sheep@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 years agoOne example for it is … tar! https://www.man7.org/linux/man-pages/man1/tar.1.html
minus-squarezaphod@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoI suppose I usually try -h and if that doesn’t work I try the long version or the man page.
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
I suppose I usually try
-hand if that doesn’t work I try the long version or the man page.