Peter writes: > Well, this is actually bog-standard getopt(3) behavior, the same as with > many other utilities :) But, yes, you are right, it might be surprising > to people who try this first with timelimit.
More than a little surprising: thumper/~/test cat file qwerty uiop asdf ghjkl zxc vbn mjgg trt ttt thumper/~/test grep -q asdf file thumper/~/test timelimit -s1 grep -q asdf file qwerty uiop asdf ghjkl Timelimit should not scan the command's arguments. If I get time perhaps I will write a patch. -- John Hasler [EMAIL PROTECTED] Elmwood, WI USA -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
