John T. Johnson, PhD :bluefin:

The #Linux command line (GUIs too), needs controlled language. A standard set of words that mean only one thing, similar to #Catepillar or #Aircraft #Maintenance #English.

-i, --install, install = install
-u, --uninstall, uninstall = uninstall
etc.

The last is particularly troublesome, as utilities use -r, -e, --uninstall, --remove, --erase, etc.

I'm sure this would be tied up in committee for decades, but the need is there.

#debian #fedora #ubuntu #silverblue #ublue
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Controlled_language

Controlled language - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Jul 20, 2023 at 7:46pmWeb
Show threadAnachron Jul 20, 2023

@JohnAtl can I not use -u for other things then if I dont handle packages?

This would be nice to have a common arguments list, but we have more important issues to tackle.

Show threadJohn T. Johnson, PhD :bluefin:Jul 20, 2023
@Anachron I would phrase that "...but I have other important issues to tackle." 🙂
Show threadAnachron Jul 20, 2023
@JohnAtl permission granted. ;-)
Show threadJohn T. Johnson, PhD :bluefin:Jul 20, 2023
@Anachron 😆
Show threadAdam Williamson Jul 20, 2023
@JohnAtl it's worse than being tied up in committee: there just *isn't* a committee. nobody can, realistically, make this happen.