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From: Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] suppressing the 'would you like to add --pretend' prompt when using emerge --ask
Date: Sun, 17 Apr 2016 23:48:48
Message-Id: 20160418004830.00d4dbb7@digimed.co.uk
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] suppressing the 'would you like to add --pretend' prompt when using emerge --ask by Philip Webb
1 On Sun, 17 Apr 2016 18:59:57 -0400, Philip Webb wrote:
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3 > >> Also, I've always used '-v' rather than '-a', as it's simpler.
4 > > It's not simpler, it's different.
5 >
6 > Oh dear (red face) : I meant to write '-p' ...
7
8 I'm sure you can find an exotic keymap to blame it on, one where v and p
9 are adjacent ;-)
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11 I still think -a is simpler, and faster, as using -p when you intend to do
12 the emerge for real afterwards means running two commands. The whole
13 point of adding -a was to save us having to do that any more.
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17 Neil Bothwick
18
19 The best antiques are old friends.

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