[lxc-devel] Command line syntax of utilities

[Adam Majer]

Dietmar Maurer wrote:
> Another idea would be to use a single binary, and the following
> command syntax:
> 
> # lxc <command> <container> [OPTIONS]
> 
> Or is there a specific reason to use multiple binaries?

Some commands need root to run while others don't. It is possible to set
some suid (I think, never tried yet).

Git does it your way to not pollute /usr/bin space and everything is run
by a regular user. It still retains all the separate binaries, just not
directly callable.

Using a single binary is wrong because it removed flexibility in command
access from system administrator. It is also not the UNIX way :)

- Adam


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