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Re: getconf default output


Nix wrote:

> What might make sense is printing out the names without the values,

That's not much use.


> or even printing out names and values for those cases (the majority)
> where the values are path-invariant, and names only for the other
> cases.

That's inconsistent.


> But maybe that's overdesign.

Indeed.


The only thing I could agree on is if somebody provides a patch which
causes the program to print each name it knows *PLUS* a description of
what it means.  But even that better belongs into the manual.  So, any
energy somebody is willing to spend is best directed towards good and
up-to-date documentation.

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