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Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2013 20:43:23 +0100
From: magnum <john.magnum@...hmail.com>
To: john-dev@...ts.openwall.com
Subject: Re: Markov stats file as a command-line option

On 16 Jan, 2013, at 2:49 , magnum <john.magnum@...hmail.com> wrote:
> On 16 Jan, 2013, at 2:16 , Frank Dittrich <frank_dittrich@...mail.com> wrote:
>> I think using --markov[=...] plus --markov-stats (i.e., 2 options is
>> confusing.
> 
> Maybe. A workaround for the [technical problem with the] name-clash would be to name it -mkv-file= and this would work fine. I would not mind including that as a hidden option.

I now added Vlatko's patch to bleeding-jumbo but changed it to a hidden option called --mkv-stats.

>> Based on this logic, you would have to add
>> --incremental=... --chr-file= or something similar as well.
> 
> Well if someone really wants it I would not mind including that too as a hidden option.

I would accept a patch for this but I won't produce one now. --chr-file is a good choice (so we don't ruin the current ability to just use -i for incremental ;-)

magnum

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