Re: Help output inconsistency: -v vs. -V

["Thomas Schmitt" <scdbackup@gmx.net>]

Hi,

John Lane wrote:
> My natural inclination is to reach for "-v" when I want verbose output

Same for me. -v for version seems odd.
(I am spoiled by archivers and data transfer programs.)

But since it is the old CLI, one would have to declare that
one obsolete and start a new rectified one. 


>  So, "-V for --version and -v for --verbose" works for me.

Since grub-mkrescue stays with automatic distinction of
own options and xorrisofs options, one would have to mention
in its docs that one has to use xorrisofs option "-volid"
rather than xorrisofs option "-V".

I personally would drop "-V" as grub-mkrescue option. It
collides with the traditional option set of mkisofs, which is
in use by many scripts for bootable ISOs.
Consuming it by grub-mkrescue would hamper the migration
from such scripts to grub-mkrescue.

Well, "--version" collides with the mkisofs-ish option set,
too. But i cannot think of a use case which needs to print
the version information in the course of ISO production.


Have a nice day :)

Thomas