Re: lei q --output vs --mfolder [was: [PATCH 1/2] doc: start manpages for lei commands]

[Eric Wong <e@80x24.org>]

Kyle Meyer <kyle@kyleam.com> wrote:
> Eric Wong writes:
> > Kyle Meyer <kyle@kyleam.com> wrote:
> >> +++ b/Documentation/lei-q.pod
> >
> >> +=item -o PATH, --output=PATH, --mfolder=PATH
> >> +
> >> +Destination for results (e.g., C<path/to/Maildir> or - for stdout).
> >
> > Fwiw, I didn't really like the term "mfolder" but that's what
> > mairix users are used to...  Perhaps:
> >
> > 	=item -o MFOLDER, --output=MFOLDER
> >
> > Or is "mfolder" not that bad and we ditch --output instead?
> 
> Yeah, I don't like "mfolder" either.  In the --thread{,s} case,
> consistency seemed worth it to me because either one sounded okay, and a
> one character difference is easy to not notice.  But in this case, I
> think --output is the better name, so if we're dropping one, I'd vote to
> cast out --mfolder.

Alright, I'll think about dropping ...  Right now, it's still
supported, but masked out of --help output but with a "MFOLDER"
placeholder.

Perhaps a note in the man page noting it's mairix analogue is
sufficient?

> Using MFOLDER rather than PATH as the metavariable seems a bit confusing
> to me because the target isn't a directory for --format values other
> than "maildir".

Fwiw, mairix uses "mfolder" for mbox and IMAP destinations, too;
(I've never used IMAP with mairix, but have every intention of
supporting IMAP in lei).

"LOCATION" may also be a suitable placeholder *shrug*