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-v --verbose

-vv --verboser

-vvv --verboserer

-vvvv --verbosererer

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[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

-q --verbosnt

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Perfect!

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

-VVVVVV --"several hundred case switch statement"

https://www.polygon.com/2020/1/13/21064100/vvvvvv-source-code-game-development-terry-cavanagh-release

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

@[email protected]

rm -rf / --verboten

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

-vv very verbose

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Very Very Verbose

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

-vvvv --verbosest

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

-vvvvv --verbosester

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

-vvvvvv --verbosesterest ?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

Thanks. I'll assume those names are the de-facto POSIX standard from now on.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

inxi -g --gpu

-gg --gpuer

-ggg --gpuest

etc.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

--verboost

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

-vvvv --verbosist

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

\d

Hmm, but what about indices...

\d+++++++

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

You been playing with asterisk?