Subject: Re: Usage messages
To: Julio M. Merino Vidal <jmmv@menta.net>
From: None <cube@cubidou.net>
List: tech-userlevel
Date: 01/05/2004 18:48:52
On Mon, Jan 05, 2004 at 06:42:58PM +0100, Julio M. Merino Vidal wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> [ beeing a nitpicker in this issue ;) ]
>
> I've noticed that several programs write their usage message as "usage: ..."
> while others do "Usage: ..." (capitalized). Doing some greps, it seems that
> the preferred way in the tree is the former. There are 120 files using the
> later format.
>
> Do you feel it is worth to homogenize them all? (got a diff, but somewhat
> big to be posted here). I prefer it in lowercase. Any objections to change
> this?
I think it should be homogenized. But please, no discussion whether it
should be lowercase or uppercase :) You're the one nitpicking, I'd say
it's your take.
Quentin Garnier.