LainTrain@lemmy.dbzer0.com to linuxmemes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agoOld XKCD, still relevantlemmy.dbzer0.comimagemessage-square139fedilinkarrow-up1887arrow-down114file-text
arrow-up1873arrow-down1imageOld XKCD, still relevantlemmy.dbzer0.comLainTrain@lemmy.dbzer0.com to linuxmemes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agomessage-square139fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarezaphodlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·7 months agoNever seen -?, it’s either -h, --help, or -help for programs that just want to be different.
minus-squareflying_sheep@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up2·7 months agoOne example for it is … tar! https://www.man7.org/linux/man-pages/man1/tar.1.html
minus-squarezaphodlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 months agoI suppose I usually try -h and if that doesn’t work I try the long version or the man page.
Never seen
-?
, it’s either-h
,--help
, or-help
for programs that just want to be different.One example for it is … tar!
https://www.man7.org/linux/man-pages/man1/tar.1.html
I suppose I usually try
-h
and if that doesn’t work I try the long version or the man page.