Re: output file argument to notmuch dump.

Subject: Re: output file argument to notmuch dump.

Date: Thu, 06 Oct 2011 21:53:57 -0300

To: Dmitry Kurochkin

Cc: notmuch

From: David Bremner

On Fri, 07 Oct 2011 04:37:56 +0400, Dmitry Kurochkin <dmitry.kurochkin@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Thu, 06 Oct 2011 21:20:40 -0300, David Bremner <bremner@unb.ca> wrote:

> IMHO 1[+2] is the way.  It breaks the dump command interface, but would
> make it consistent with other commands.  Implementing the second option
> (for all commands) is nice but independent and optional.  Also, perhaps
> --output, --output-file or smth would a better name than --write.

I'm not fussy about the name, except that --output is taken, and I
thought there might be some benefit of making options have unique prefixes.

d

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      • Jameson Graef Rollins—Re: output file argument to notmuch dump. [inbox, notmuch::pushed, signed, unread]
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    • david@tethera.net— [inbox, notmuch::pushed, unread]
      • david@tethera.net—[PATCH 1/6] test: update dump-restore to use redirection instead of filename args [inbox, notmuch::patch, notmuch::pushed, unread]
      • david@tethera.net—[PATCH 2/6] test: add tests for command line arguments to notmuch-dump [inbox, notmuch::patch, notmuch::pushed, unread]
      • david@tethera.net—[PATCH 3/6] notmuch-dump: update handling of file name argument [inbox, notmuch::patch, notmuch::pushed, unread]
      • david@tethera.net—[PATCH 4/6] notmuch-dump: treat any remaining arguments after the filename as search terms [inbox, notmuch::patch, notmuch::pushed, unread]
      • david@tethera.net—[PATCH 5/6] test: all dump-restore tests should be working now [inbox, notmuch::patch, notmuch::pushed, unread]
      • david@tethera.net—[PATCH 6/6] notmuch-dump: deprecate use of output file argument. [inbox, notmuch::patch, notmuch::pushed, unread]
      • Thomas Schwinge—Re: [inbox, notmuch::review, signed, unread]
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