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Old XKCD, still relevant (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
submitted 4 months ago by LainTrain@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/linuxmemes@lemmy.world
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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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[-] doggle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 51 points 4 months ago

tar --version

You're welcome

[-] bitwaba@lemmy.world 17 points 4 months ago

I'd have gone with tar --help

[-] flying_sheep@lemmy.ml 11 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

It's insane that this isn't consistent.

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

[-] zaphod@sopuli.xyz 5 points 4 months ago

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

[-] flying_sheep@lemmy.ml 2 points 4 months ago
[-] zaphod@sopuli.xyz 1 points 4 months ago

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

[-] FMEEE@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 4 months ago

So would have been 1:4

[-] Aganim@lemmy.world 6 points 4 months ago

Sorry, the bomb was running MacOS. Your command was not valid and you've doomed us all.

[-] Andrew15_5@mander.xyz 1 points 4 months ago

It's literally there at the bottom.

What isn't valid is MacOS, it's macOS now.

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