Subject: Re: fmt -c (CVS commit: basesrc)
To: None <abs@netbsd.org, tech-userlevel@netbsd.org>
From: David Brownlee <abs@netbsd.org>
List: tech-userlevel
Date: 09/18/2000 09:53:04
FreeBSD used '-c' for center, so we have to be incompatible with
someone :) I could go along with switching center to '-C' - is
anyone interested in implementing crown margin? :)
David/absolute
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On Mon, 18 Sep 2000, ITOH Yasufumi wrote:
> In article <200009151123.OAA00785@netbsd.hut.fi>
> abs@netbsd.org writes:
>
> > Module Name: basesrc
> > Committed By: abs
> > Date: Fri Sep 15 11:23:18 UTC 2000
> >
> > Modified Files:
> > basesrc/usr.bin/fmt: fmt.1 fmt.c
> >
> > Log Message:
> > Add '-c' for center (from FreeBSD)
>
> Hmm, SunOS has -c option which does "Crown margin" formatting. I don't
> think this conflict a good thing. Shouldn't we use another letter?
> This paragraph is formatted by "fmt -c" on SunOS, by the way. :-)
>
> Quoting from fmt(1) of SunOS:
>
> OPTIONS
> -c Crown margin mode. Preserve the indentation of the
> first two lines within a paragraph, and align the left
> margin of each subsequent line with that of the second
> line. This is useful for tagged paragraphs.
>
> Opinions?
> --
> ITOH, Yasufumi <itohy@netbsd.org>
>