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Re:CLI user experience case study by thomasahle on Friday January 12, 2024 @09:39AM (#38968487)
Always requiring "-f" for files is over the top. Think about commands like "mv", "cp" or even "less".
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Re:CLI user experience case study by Izkata on Friday January 12, 2024 @11:07AM (#38969732)
Also that already means "force" for a lot of commands, including two of the ones you mentioned.
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Re:CLI user experience case study by floren on Friday January 12, 2024 @04:03PM (#38974029)
Or the many cases where you want to specify an input file and an output file.
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