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Re:The -a to -z of Command-Line Options (2003) by mort96 on Monday December 10, 2018 @04:18PM (#18651242)
I usually use `-h`, because it's shorter to type than `--help`. I find I encounter this kind of message way too frequently:

    wc: invalid option -- 'h'
    Try 'wc --help' for more information.
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Re:The -a to -z of Command-Line Options (2003) by smhenderson on Tuesday December 11, 2018 @11:50AM (#18656604)
That is annoying, I actually prefer the behavior I described. If an argument is not recognized I just want a usage message so I can check my syntax quickly.
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