[CXF-3055] Adding -version, -V and -Q switches to all command line tools

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 2.3
• Fix Version/s: 2.3.7, 2.4.3, 2.5
• Component/s: Tooling

Environment

Add the following switches to all commands: -version, -V and -Q.

• Assignee: Willem Jiang
• Reporter: Robert Liguori
• Created: 08/Oct/10 18:07
• Updated: 19/Sep/11 13:28
• Resolved: 19/Sep/11 13:18

Description

Recommendation to have the following added to all the commands:

-version
-V
-Q

Notes: -V currently only exists for the WSDL Validator. -Q would be the same usage as -quiet, it is uppercase to be consistent with -V that was used for -verbose.

Reference (though not applicable): http://www.gnu.org/prep/standards/standards.html#Command_002dLine-Interfaces

Note: Switches are also known as command-line parameters, command-line switches, options, and flags.