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[Olaf van der Spek <olafvdspek@xxxxxxxxx>]

Can't the PS interface use the shorter commands as well?
Consistency with other pkg management interfaces is important as well. If
not more important, IMO.

On Tue, Aug 23, 2011 at 10:51 PM, Garrett Serack <garretts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:

>  Well, I’m trying to keep consistency with the upcoming powershell
> interface for coapp (so that the command lines are equivalent).****
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> Like I said, I also want to include a ‘short’ interface that has
> dash-plus-single-letter shortcuts for everything.****
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> *From:* Olaf van der Spek [mailto:olafvdspek@xxxxxxxxx]
> *Sent:* Tuesday, August 23, 2011 1:49 PM
> *To:* Garrett Serack
> *Subject:* Re: [Coapp-developers] New Command line interface spec****
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> Why can't install just be install? Repeating package in so many commands
> seems both verbose, redundant and inconsistent with apt and yum.****
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> On Tue, Aug 23, 2011 at 10:47 PM, Garrett Serack <garretts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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> I just finished drafting up a new command line interface spec:
> https://github.com/coapp/coapp.org/wiki/New-coapp-command-line-interface**
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> Hopefully this will be a bit more consistent in usage than the old one.***
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> I’m also entertaining ideas for a ‘short’ interface (ie, using short
> switches instead of full words).****
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