Re: GNATS password management

[Milan Zamazal]

>>>>> "YS" == Yngve Svendsen <address@hidden> writes:

    YS> At 23:36 27.06.2001 +0200, Milan Zamazal wrote:
    YS> -n, --nocreate Don't create file; display results on stdout.
    >>  This option looks useless to me here.

    YS> The rationale for this option is that people might then use it
    YS> in more general contexts when they need to calculate an MD5 hash
    YS> of a password for use in other applications than GNATS.

But it's implied (unlike in the case of gnats-passwd) by omitting the
output file on the command line.

    >>  I'd call it `gnats-passwd'.

    YS> Yes, if that isn't too long?

It's not, with modern shell features like completion and aliases
intelligibility is preferred.

    YS> We could use -C, --create for "create new file", and -c, --crypt
    YS> for "force DES encryption".

That looks well to me.

Regards,

Milan Zamazal

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