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Re: getconf default output
Nix wrote:
> What might make sense is printing out the names without the values,
That's not much use.
> or even printing out names and values for those cases (the majority)
> where the values are path-invariant, and names only for the other
> cases.
That's inconsistent.
> But maybe that's overdesign.
Indeed.
The only thing I could agree on is if somebody provides a patch which
causes the program to print each name it knows *PLUS* a description of
what it means. But even that better belongs into the manual. So, any
energy somebody is willing to spend is best directed towards good and
up-to-date documentation.
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