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   Richard Heathfield to Keith Thompson   
   Re: Usage/Help Screen Conventions   
   08 Nov 25 04:38:53   
   
   From: rjh@cpax.org.uk   
      
   On 07/11/2025 23:24, Keith Thompson wrote:   
      
      
      
   > "rm --help" prints a 39-line message.   
      
   Of which the top two are:   
      
   Usage: rm [OPTION]... [FILE]...   
   Remove (unlink) the FILE(s).   
      
   I know what a file is, but what the hell is a tag? Graffiti tag?   
   Dog tag? Ear tag? Electronic tag? Kimball tag? Pet tag? Price   
   tag? RFID tag? Toe tag? Triage tag?   
      
   Don't be an idiot, Richard! It'll be computer-related, *obviously*.   
      
   Oh, of course... except that, under 'Computing', Wikipedia's   
   disambiguation page for 'tag' lists a dozen entries.   
      
   So I *still* don't know what tinybase does. It's like you're   
   trying to hide it.   
      
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   Richard Heathfield   
   Email: rjh at cpax dot org dot uk   
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