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Re: is the standard "[<options>]", and not "[options]" or other?

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Stefan Beller <sbeller@google.com>
Date
May 24, 2018, 19:15 UTC
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On Thu, May 24, 2018 at 4:45 AM, Robert P. J. Day <rpjday@crashcourse.ca> wrote:
>
> but should the man pages be updated similarly? i can whip up a patch
> for that unless someone wants to comment on this further.
Yes, please!

I think [<options>] are the best, as they are pedantically correct. [--options] is the worst, as there is not such thing as --options.

Thanks, Stefan

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  1. Robert P. J. DayMay 24, 2018
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