Appropriateness of Options

Some options are intended for use only on the command line and make little or no sense when used in the configuration file. Options that are inappropriate in the configuration file are shown in Table 24-1.

Table 24-1. Options inappropriate to the configuration file

Option name

 

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Description

IgnoreDots

(i)

IgnoreDots on page 1038

Ignore dots. If you need to use this option, use the -i command-line switch (see -i on page 243) to set it.

(no long name)

(M)

M on page 1118

Define a macro. Use the D configuration command instead (see Configuration-File Definitions on page 787).

Verbose

(v)

Verbose on page 1117

Run in verbose mode. Instead use the -v command-line switch (see -v on page 249).

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