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Re: [PATCH v2] grep: remove --mmap
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Eric Blake |
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Re: [PATCH v2] grep: remove --mmap |
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Mon, 22 Mar 2010 08:44:26 -0600 |
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On 03/22/2010 08:42 AM, Eric Blake wrote:
>> @@ -1474,7 +1412,7 @@ Miscellaneous:\n\
>> -v, --invert-match select non-matching lines\n\
>> -V, --version print version information and exit\n\
>> --help display this help and exit\n\
>> - --mmap use memory-mapped input if possible\n"));
>> + --mmap ignored for backwards compatibility\n"));
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> Is it worth documenting something that will go away, or should we make
> --help output shorter by omitting the line altogether? (The info should
> still document it until it is completely gone in 2013).
Serves me right for answering this thread before reading Jim's reply in
the other thread. Yes, keep --mmap documented for a while longer.
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Eric Blake address@hidden +1-801-349-2682
Libvirt virtualization library http://libvirt.org
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