[TriLUG] Silly Survey about a dash or a minus in a command line option

[Jeremy Davis]

In Iraq I was tracking personnel with an elaborate excel spreadsheet full
of sumif formulas. One day I started getting a negative number.  So I
checked the code over several times. The report turn in time was
approaching and was stressing, ranting and raving. I even tried a formula
that returns only absolute numbers and still got a negative number. That
was when I realized there was a spec of dirt on my computer screen that
happened to look just like a minus/dash everytime I ran the report.
On Feb 10, 2013 6:04 PM, "Neil L. Little" <nllittle at embarqmail.com> wrote:

> Military calls it "Tack" (or is it tach?)
>
> 73,
> Neil Little, WA4AZL
>
>
> John Vaughters wrote:
>
>> Hey all, I am in a training class and the instructer asked what is best
>> way to describe the minus character in a command line option. I gave him my
>> answer, but it made me think of all the conversations I have had and I am
>> not sure which is used most, so I would like to ask this group.
>>  ls -la
>>  So is that a (dash)la?
>> Or a (minus)la?
>>  A simple response with a dash or minus would be great.
>>  Thanks in advance for your help in resolving the critical technicality.
>>  My vote is dash
>>  John Vaughters
>>
>>
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