GNU bug report logs - #13737
Add -h option to 'users'

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Package: coreutils;

Reported by: anatoly techtonik <techtonik <at> gmail.com>

Date: Sun, 17 Feb 2013 18:59:02 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Tags: wontfix

Done: Assaf Gordon <assafgordon <at> gmail.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #54 received at 13737 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>
To: anatoly techtonik <techtonik <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 13737 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#13737: Add -h option to 'users'
Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2013 17:29:10 -0800

On 02/18/2013 01:44 PM, anatoly techtonik wrote:
> "-h" is already a well matured practice to be
> implemented

'-h' means something other than "help" for 
many common GNU commands: ls, touch, sort, bash, etc.
If we got people into the habit
of thinking '-h' means help, they'll get confused
when "ls -h" doesn't do what they expect.  It may
be better to leave sleeping dogs lie.
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