Subject: Re: mktemp(1) synopsis; calling it without arguments
To: Alan Barrett <apb@cequrux.com>
From: Hubert Feyrer <hubert@feyrer.de>
List: tech-userlevel
Date: 09/17/2006 23:37:56
On Sun, 17 Sep 2006, Alan Barrett wrote:
>> mktemp [-d] [-q] [-u] [-t prefix | template ...]
>
> I think that should use curly braces to indicate a non-optional
> choice:
>
> mktemp [-d] [-q] [-u] {-t prefix | template ...}
I'm not sure about using curly braces in this context - is there any
(manpage) example where that's used? Else I'd suggest
mktemp [-d] [-q] [-u] -t prefix
mktemp [-d] [-q] [-u] template
Dunno if that's better... wizd?
- Hubert