> I am so much more used to the short versions hence I prefer `grep -RF` over `grep --dereference-recursive --fixed-strings`. Also, my go-to documentation about these commands (POSIX) doesn't even know about the long options.
I know that the advice to prefer the long options is repeated pretty often so it might just be me :)
It is not just you.
I also prefer short options for most “standard” commands (e.g. everything POSIX). I don’t see any value in educating readers in the long options of grep, or ls, or cat.
OTOH using long options may be useful for less common commands, or if the commands are specific to the software the tutorial is about.
It is not just you.
I also prefer short options for most “standard” commands (e.g. everything POSIX). I don’t see any value in educating readers in the long options of grep, or ls, or cat.
OTOH using long options may be useful for less common commands, or if the commands are specific to the software the tutorial is about.