GNU bug report logs - #11987
use of -h and -V

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Package: coreutils;

Reported by: Marcel Partap <mpartap <at> gmx.net>

Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2012 12:43:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Done: Eric Blake <eblake <at> redhat.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Marcel Partap <mpartap <at> gmx.net>
To: bug-coreutils <at> gnu.org
Subject: peace and happiness will spread more widely once coreutils...
Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2012 14:35:32 +0200

..more thoroughly supports the short options -h and -V for --help and
--version respectively.
Or are there convincing arguments in favor of f.e. *date -h* telling
people to try harder asking for help?
> date: invalid option -- 'h'
> Try `date --help' for more information.
#Regards!Marcel C;
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