On Sun, 06 Feb 2011 06:00:08 +0000, Lisi wrote: > Since I first used Linux I have been used (apparently erroneously) to > the idea of: > command options argument > > Now suddenly the word "parameters" jumps out at me in this context. > > Help! What are parameters?
In that context, I'd say they represent the same :-) There are even more names for that, as Wikipedia says, like "option", "flag" and "switch": http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Command-line_argument "Parameter" is a term I have heard more in programming environments. Greetings, -- Camaleón -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/pan.2011.02.06.11.16...@gmail.com
