Re:Designing command-line interfaces
by shadearg on Friday August 05, 2011 @03:40PM
(#2851407)
> Will you prefer a long wait and then silently back on prompt or an indication of something happening?
This is what the -v, --verbose option is for. Without this flag, you should assume everything is operating as expected until you receive an error message or an exit status >0.
This is what the -v, --verbose option is for. Without this flag, you should assume everything is operating as expected until you receive an error message or an exit status >0.