From: Alexander Stein <alexander.stein@systec-electronic.com>
To: Oliver Hartkopp <socketcan@hartkopp.net>
Cc: linux-can@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] candump: Add possibility to specify logfile
Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2013 08:04:21 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <3017118.34njPKgRTv@ws-stein> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <5214F1AB.30404@hartkopp.net>
Hello Oliver,
On Wednesday 21 August 2013 18:58:19, Oliver Hartkopp wrote:
> On 21.08.2013 11:21, Alexander Stein wrote:
> > You need to use -l/tmp/logfile (wihtout space!) because -l takes an
> > optional parameter.
> >
>
> Hm. I don't like that because of the "(without space!)"
>
> If the option could have been passed like all other options (with space), it
> would have been ok. But not like this.
>
> I know that this is a getopt problem ...
Exactly. I was wondering my self, but otherwise how can an optional parameter implemented in a different way?
> Btw. why can't you just use '-L' and redirect the output, e.g.
>
> candump -L can0 > mylogfile.log
You can, certainly. I was just wondering why the user must not specify a logfile name at first place.
Regards,
Alexander
prev parent reply other threads:[~2013-08-22 6:04 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2013-08-21 8:17 [PATCH] candump: Add possibility to specify logfile Alexander Stein
2013-08-21 8:28 ` Marc Kleine-Budde
2013-08-21 8:29 ` Marc Kleine-Budde
2013-08-21 9:21 ` [PATCH v2] " Alexander Stein
2013-08-21 16:58 ` Oliver Hartkopp
2013-08-22 6:04 ` Alexander Stein [this message]
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