Re: --help-options / --help-usage

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-07-06 18:20:36

Andrey Melnikov <melnikov_at_[hidden]> writes:

> Vladimir Prus wrote:
>> On Wednesday 06 July 2005 18:39, Rene Rivera wrote:
>> 
>>>Important Options:
>>>
>>>* --clean; Remove the named targets
>>>* -a; Rebuild everything
>>>* -n; Don't execute the command, only print them
>>>* -d+2; Show all executed commands
>>>* -q; Stop at first error
>
> For me your variant looks like I should use both -n -d+2 to get more 
> verbosity. 

I can't imagine how you draw that conclusion. The only thing I'd
change is to replace "the command, only" with "the commands; only"

> I mean that I understood like with -n without -d+2 some commands
> will be won't be displayed.

That is unparseable. Care to try again?

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Dave Abrahams
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