On 2 April 2012 22:25, Debian Bug Tracking System <ow...@bugs.debian.org> wrote: > > Actually, it's not a bug. > The first syntax: > > acat [OPTION]... ARCHIVE > > is for compressed files (.gz etc). > The second > > acat [OPTION]... ARCHIVE FILE... > > is for file archivers.
OK, but this needs explanation in the documentation. You could for example change the summary so it reads acat [OPTION]... COMPRESSED-FILE acat [OPTION]... ARCHIVE FILE... Otherwise there is nothing to tell the user how their invocation is invalid although it matches the syntax given. Simpler still for users would just be to implement the first syntax for archives to just cat the entire contents of the archive in directory order. -- http://rrt.sc3d.org -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
