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I have the code for #GNU #coreutils 9.11 #dd to use #getopt, and here it is in action.

I have no idea how to show the code to the coreutils people, whoever they even are. But it exists, and has finally been done.

So that's two versions of #FreeBSD dd, and now GNU dd. I'll do #NetBSD dd next.

I still intend to set up an #Illumos system at some point, but a patch to #Tribblix/OpenIndiana/OmniOS/SmartOS dd will have to wait on that, unless an Illumos person sees these and is inspired. (-:

@lanodan

Almost certainly on #Illumos as well. It has the @millert code, and has had it since before the open sourcing.

Loads of utilities on Illumos use it, too. Even humble ls has loads of long options on Illumos. Long options are in things ranging from grep to bhyvectl .

https://illumos.org/man/1/ls

@benjamineskola @mirabilos @kimapr
#getopt

@cks @ch2500

Any pager that uses termcap/terminfo and does so properly will enter/exit 'cursor addressing mode', which will normally end up switching to and from the XTerm alternate screen, which isn't what you want.

AFAIAA not even the #Illumos pg is as dumb as you want. That uses terminfo, too.

You'd have to resurrect something from 1977 or so.

Or see how far forcing TERM=dumb gets you.

Or port Microsoft's MORE command. (-:

#more #pagers #pg