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From: Eric Wong <e@80x24.org>
To: Kyle Meyer <kyle@kyleam.com>
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Subject: Re: does "lei q" --format/-f need to exist?
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Eric Wong <e@80x24.org> wrote:
> Kyle Meyer <kyle@kyleam.com> wrote:
> > Eric Wong writes:
> > 
> > > How about we just drop --format from the documentation, for now?
> > > (or at least stop recommending it when using with -o)
> > >
> > > The stdout case might be a reason to keep it for "lei q",
> > > especially since stdout is the default output:
> > [...]
> > 
> > I don't feel strongly one way or the other about keeping --format, but
> > if it is kept around for stdout, I think it'd be good to document it
> > (i.e. your "stop recommending it when using with -o option").
> 
> Alright, I think keeping it and only recommending it for stdout
> (or --stdin with import) is the way to go.
> 
> "-o format:/path/name" should be encouraged for regular file and
> directory args.

Actually, maybe "-o $format" be implicitly stdout?
(and "-i $format" be implicitly stdin for convert|import)