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Re:There are real reasons for Linux to replace ifconfig, net... by emmelaich on Wednesday May 30, 2018 @05:53AM (#17186390)
There's an old school of programmers who resist double dash for long opts. Partly for historical reasons.

You'll find them in ex-Bell labs people (e.g. go-lang) and associated (docker).

The double dash was born in the 90s; there was a poll on Usenet gnu.misc (or similar). Those who did not habituate usenet didn't get the memo.

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