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    Old XKCD, still relevant (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
    submitted 6 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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    Was trying to extract a totally legit copy of Skate 3 I downloaded today to play on my Steam Deck

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    [–] [email protected] 17 points 6 months ago (1 children)

    I'd have gone with tar --help

    [–] [email protected] 11 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (2 children)

    It's insane that this isn't consistent.

    Any combination of -h, -? and --help exists between tools (from 0 to all 3 of them)

    [–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago (1 children)

    Never seen -?, it's either -h, --help, or -help for programs that just want to be different.

    [–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)
    [–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

    I suppose I usually try -h and if that doesn't work I try the long version or the man page.

    [–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

    So would have been 1:4