Re: PATCH: zmv with alternative commands

[Peter Stephenson <p.w.stephenson@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, 03 Jul 2013 11:09:33 -0700
Bart Schaefer <schaefer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> If -p splits, do we even need -o any more, or is there a reason
> that splitting with -o was separated from providing the command with -p?

No, we don't really need -o any more.  It's more natural if you
don't need to change the command name, but want to add an option.  -p is
more natural if you are suppling consecutive words like a command and a
subcommand.  There's definitely no point in using both.

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