LainTrain@lemmy.dbzer0.com to linuxmemes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months agoOld XKCD, still relevantlemmy.dbzer0.comimagemessage-square47fedilinkarrow-up125arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up124arrow-down1imageOld XKCD, still relevantlemmy.dbzer0.comLainTrain@lemmy.dbzer0.com to linuxmemes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months agomessage-square47fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareflying_sheep@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-26 months 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-squarezaphod@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·6 months agoNever seen -?, it’s either -h, --help, or -help for programs that just want to be different.
minus-squareflying_sheep@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·6 months agoOne example for it is … tar! https://www.man7.org/linux/man-pages/man1/tar.1.html
minus-squareAganim@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·6 months agoSorry, the bomb was running MacOS. Your command was not valid and you’ve doomed us all.
minus-squareAndrew@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·6 months agoIt’s literally there at the bottom. What isn’t valid is MacOS, it’s macOS now.
tar --version
You’re welcome
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)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
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.