[BRLTTY] Excess argument: -n

Lee Maschmeyer lee_maschmeyer at wayne.edu
Fri Oct 31 13:02:18 EDT 2008


>I guess the '/' should be replaced by '-' which would give:

>brltty -b:al -d:serial:com1

This is incorrect. The Linux syntax uses the minus as the argument signaler 
and has no colons in the string. The DOS syntax uses the slash as the 
argument signaler and uses a colon between the argument and its value. Since 
this version is supposed to be a DOS program the correct DOS syntax should 
work. Having the Linux syntax work is an added bonus but we shouldn't have 
to rely on it.

(Yes, Dave, you're right; the colon is correct. I saw an example earlier 
today. Very sorry for throwing damp water on things. :-)

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Lee Maschmeyer
Wayne State University
Detroit, Michigan, USA




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