On Sun, 2003-08-03 at 16:47, Pixel wrote: > "J.A. Magallon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] root]# head -2 temp1.txt > > > > head: `-2' option is obsolete; use `-n 2' > > > > Try `head --help' for more information. > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] root]# > > > > > > this is crazy. I just had a look at redhat's package and they have > > > patched it for backward compatibility. I include this patch *now*! > > > > > > > Please, don't. Just correct the scripts. You will have to do it sooner > > or later... > > i would agree with a *warning*, not a complete breakage with previous > behaviour. > > As for me, i find it completly stupid to change the usage of those > *old* and stable tools. > > but i would agree to fix scripts if those tools did *warnings* and not > errors.
It would be nice to have both the warning as a reminder and backward compatibility. -- kk1
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