Hello rick,

On 26 Oct 16 07:20, rick christian wrote to Richard Menedetter:

 RM>> SYNOPSIS
 RM>> binkd [-CcDipqrsvdmh] [ -P node ] config-file
 RM>> It would be better if you checked BEFORE you do that if that
 RM>> particular programs supports that. Not really ... works as
 RM>> expected!

 rc> Thanks, read that. Thats where I got the initial test I did of -pP

Why would you have done -pP out of the above help sysopsis? They are not shown
used together, but instead are shown apart.

 rc> No, that is not documented that it HAS TO BE SPACED OUT as ABSOLUTE
 rc> REQUIREMENT. It may mean that to you, it doesn't to me, nor any other
 rc> Linux program I've used... options can be shoved together. Shove them
 rc> all together is pretty much bog standard procedure for any *Nix/BSD
 rc> I've used.

I don't see -p and -P used together in the first set of options above. As a
matter of fact, it looks to me like it is specifically separated ON PURPOSE.
Any other options can be used together, except the node specification.  

 rc> Never had a program specifically need to S P A C E things out, and
 rc> that man page doesn't mean that. When I read it thats binkd -options
 rc> config file.

Well, now you have!

 rc> Additionally, since I got the option for -nP from this group,

 rc> "You can do that manually, but you can also do it by typing:

 rc>  binkd -nP46:1/100 binkd.cfg."

 rc> Msg from 3/4/16.

 rc>  and tried it and it worked fine... and it was most definitely not
 rc> spaced out. You see I test things copiously before doing, ie: measure,
 rc> measure, measure, cut.

 rc> binkd [-CcDipqrsvdmh] [ -P node ] config-file

Then again, if you look closely, -n is not in the first list of options that
seem to be required to be used separately from the -P option.

 rc> That line doesn't mean CAN'T SHOVE THEM ALL TOGETHER... When any other
 rc> Linux program I've used will gladly take them -alloptions or -a -b
 rc> -cdeg -gf

Since you've now run into one that does not go by your standards, you can not
say that anymore. :)

Regards,
Nick

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