Re: Order of Options Processing

# > I'm wondering how other people feel about the current
# > order of options processing?
#
# I quite agree with your opinion as given below. It is both convenient and
# generally conventional for programs to treat command-line options as the
# highest priority, config file options next, and default options last.
#
# --Byron Darrah
#
# > I really prefer it when
# > my command line options are *it*, so to speak. When
# > something doesn't work quite right, I don't really like
# > having to 1) remember that I have a configuration file
# > out there (since I've never used one before this
# > release - okay, call me lazy ;-) and 2) figure out
# > which option(s) in the configuration file (as there
# > are quite a few!) are conflicting with my command line
# > options.
# >
# > What are the pros to the current order that I'm missing?
# >
# > Cheers,
# > -Darci

Yes, this was exactly why it was done. Command line options need to have the highest priority and do in the latest version.

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