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arrow-up1883arrow-down1imageOld XKCD, still relevantlemmy.dbzer0.comLainTrain@lemmy.dbzer0.com to linuxmemes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square152linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareoleorun@real.lemmy.fanlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up150arrow-down1·edit-22 years agotar --help
minus-squaredohpaz42@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up149·2 years agoIn the true spirit of UNIX, it’s tar -h
minus-squarebarsoap@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 years agoNope, tar spec doesn’t say anything about a help message. The man spec OTOH requires at least syntax documentation for all standard utilities to be present on the system.
minus-squarejflorez@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up67·2 years agoYou just killed us all by putting a space between the dashes
minus-squareoleorun@real.lemmy.fanlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up62·2 years agoFuckin autocorrect was the death of us all.
minus-squarePhrodo_00@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up27·edit-22 years agoOr by using gnu style options on potentially bsd tar
tar --help
In the true spirit of UNIX, it’s
tar -hF
It’s
tar --helpon my system 💥tar -?,-his dereference or smth.Nope, tar spec doesn’t say anything about a help message. The man spec OTOH requires at least syntax documentation for all standard utilities to be present on the system.
You just killed us all by putting a space between the dashes
Fuckin autocorrect was the death of us all.
Lmao
Or by using gnu style options on potentially bsd tar