On Fri, Jan 4, 2013 at 1:45 AM, Benjamin Drung <bdr...@debian.org> wrote: > Am Montag, den 31.12.2012, 16:01 +0100 schrieb Mathieu Malaterre: >> Package: distro-info >> Version: 0.9~bpo60+1 >> Severity: normal >> >> >> As per man page one should be able to use: >> >> -c, --codename >> print the codename (default) >> >> -r, --release >> print the release version >> >> -f, --fullname >> print the full name >> >> >> However those options always leads to: >> >> $ distro-info --fullname >> debian-distro-info: You have to select exactly one of --alias, --all, >> --devel, --oldstable, --stable, --supported, --testing, --unsupported. > > -c, -r, and -f modify the output format. You still have to specify one > of the above options. You specified none of the above. Do you want to > list all distributions? Do you want to know testing? > > Can you suggest how to improve the error message?
Indeed this is not quite trivial. I am starring at `man printf`, and they make a distinction in between [FORMAT] and [ARGUMENT]. Another solution would be to add an EXAMPLES section with shows a call with --codename and the other with --release Thanks -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
