Old XKCD, still relevant
Old XKCD, still relevant
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Was trying to extract a totally legit copy of Skate 3 I downloaded today to play on my Steam Deck
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tar --version
You're welcome
51 0 ReplyI'd have gone with
tar --help
17 0 ReplyIt's insane that this isn't consistent.
Any combination of
-h
,-?
and--help
exists between tools (from 0 to all 3 of them)11 0 ReplyNever seen
-?
, it's either-h
,--help
, or-help
for programs that just want to be different.5 0 ReplyOne example for it is … tar!
2 0 ReplyI suppose I usually try
-h
and if that doesn't work I try the long version or the man page.1 0 Reply
So would have been 1:4
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Sorry, the bomb was running MacOS. Your command was not valid and you've doomed us all.
6 0 ReplyIt's literally there at the bottom.
What isn't valid is MacOS, it's macOS now.
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