Re: readlink(1) of more than one file?

[Jim Meyering]

Jim Meyering wrote:
...
>> The awkward/somewhat redundant -n, --no-newline option
>> is handled in the same way as on BSD and the help text adjusted like:
>>
>> -  -n, --no-newline              do not output the trailing newline\n\
>> +  -n, --no-newline              do not output the separator character\n\
>
> Good point.
> Now that the long-named --no-newline is a misnomer, we might want to
> provide a better long-named option (like --no-separator) and begin the
> deprecation process.  E.g., warn that the --no-newline option is being
> deprecated, and add a FIXME to give an error in a few years.

As I reread this, I think changing/deprecating is not worth the
trouble after all.