Re: [Smartmontools-support]Some mods to proposed short/long options

[Phil W. <ph...@su...>]

Hi Bruce,

> I decided to add the smartd.conf configuration file directives to the
> table.  Note that many of the directives there do not immediately map onto
> corresponding smartctl ones, but there is often a relationship.

OK.

We obviously want some smartctl options to match smartd directives (--devicetype
and -A/-S, for example), but I think that -T and -s should probably be removed
altogether since it should be the job of only smartctl to enable or disable
SMART features.  Do you agree?

> Do you think we should perhaps consider also changing some of the
> smartd.conf Directive names to bring them more in line with the smartctl
> command-line options, when there is a close relationship?  I think it's
> not a bad idea -- I think it might make the package easier to use and to
> understand, in the long run.

I couldn't agree more.  I think we should change the syntax as well (to
something like the one I suggested in an earlier mail).

Phil.