Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: > On Sun, 2010-07-18 at 22:45 -0400, Bill Davidsen wrote: >> Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: >>> On Wed, 2010-07-14 at 11:33 -0400, Bill Davidsen wrote: >>>> Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: >>>>> On Tue, 2010-07-13 at 16:01 -0400, Bill Davidsen wrote: >>>>>> Recompiled them to use --dwis instead. >>>>> Or you could use a script. >>>>> >>>> Scripts only help if you do the same thing over and over. You can define it, too: >>>> DWIS="--some-meaningless-nonsense-someone-thinks-is-cute" >>>> >>>> But for one time use not having to enter the options is good, being meaningless >>>> they are hard to remember. >>> If it's one-time use, I don't understand your comment about recompiling >>> to use a different option. >>> >> One of many one time uses, actually. Different enough that a script is not a >> time saver. > > You mean you recompile every time there's an update? How is that a time > saver? Since you're not actually changing the funcionality, just the > names of some options, I still don't get it. > Recompiled once to use a shorter name for the option. Shorter name gets typed whenever a one-off situation requires. Since the command entered is not the same each time, even with arguments, scripts are not particularly useful. If you like the --oh-my-god-I-really-want-to-do-this-so-BAD style options, use them in peace. I won't criticize your demonstration of typing skills. I just find a 20 character option saying that an operation is dangerous to be silly, any operation involving writing raw SCSI commands to a drive as root is inherently dangerous. Time to use the --oh-crap-this-thread-has-gotten-longer-than-the-annoying-option option. -- Bill Davidsen <davidsen@xxxxxxx> "We have more to fear from the bungling of the incompetent than from the machinations of the wicked." - from Slashdot -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
