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Extraneous argument to guix gc is ignored

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From: "Berntsen, Petter" <petter <at> mykolab.ch>
To: bug-guix <at> gnu.org
Subject: Extraneous argument to guix gc is ignored
Date: Mon, 02 Nov 2015 22:06:01 +0100

Hi guys,

Running a command like "guix gc help", the "help" argument is ignored 
and the command proceeds like just "guix gc" was run.

I would have preferred if it would have stopped and complained instead 
whenever something is unclear. What do you think?

(I assume this happens with other guix commands as well, not just gc.)

Thanks,
Petter
(karhunguixi)

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From: ludo <at> gnu.org (Ludovic Courtès)
To: "Berntsen\, Petter" <petter <at> mykolab.ch>
Cc: 21817-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#21817: Extraneous argument to guix gc is ignored
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2015 23:47:34 +0100

"Berntsen, Petter" <petter <at> mykolab.ch> skribis:

> Running a command like "guix gc help", the "help" argument is ignored
> and the command proceeds like just "guix gc" was run.
>
> I would have preferred if it would have stopped and complained instead
> whenever something is unclear. What do you think?

I think you’re right.  Commit 3a96d7c fixes that for ‘guix gc’.

> (I assume this happens with other guix commands as well, not just gc.)

It’s not impossible, but I’m not sure exactly where.

Thanks,
Ludo’.

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