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Re^2: Why is it good practice for a cli script to take switch args before file list?by swampyankee (Parson) |
on Jul 20, 2006 at 03:12 UTC ( [id://562496]=note: print w/replies, xml ) | Need Help?? |
This kind of explains why some compilers and print-oriented utilities intermix switches and file names: they parse them sequentially, and files are only effected by switches that precede them. emc
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