Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help@cygwin.com; run by ezmlm List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner@cygwin.com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin@cygwin.com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin@cygwin.com From: "Dave Korn" To: Subject: RE: What is this Date: Mon, 6 Sep 2004 14:42:14 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In-Reply-To: Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 06 Sep 2004 13:42:14.0812 (UTC) FILETIME=[51A4A5C0:01C49417] > -----Original Message----- > From: cygwin-owner On Behalf Of Phil Betts > Sent: 06 September 2004 12:34 > >Brian Dessent wrote: > > >"Mirko Tebaldi (Indirizzo Pubblico)" wrote: > >> > >> What is /bin/test.exe ? > >> > >> i have a script that uses that, but it has not output and no --help > >> or --usage !!! > > >Have you considered "man test"? > > FWIW, this should always be the FIRST thing one tries (or > "info test"). > > It's a REALLY bad idea to execute a program to try to find out what it > does. Suppose that "test" was an acronym for "Trash Entire System > Thoroughly", and suppose that it ignored the command line. Then it would be a windoze app, not a unix/linux/posix one, and hence off-topic for this list! I still think it should be entered into the OLOCA, though. cheers, DaveK -- Can't think of a witty .sigline today.... -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/