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by milliams 792 days ago
I think they mean use "--wrap=0" instead of "-w0" as it's a little better self-documenting for those who come across your script.

In general I always try to use the long-form options in scripts as readability is more important that conciseness.

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The article notes this was not possible in their specific context, as only the short form is implemented in busybox.
The commit that they have a screenshot of notes this, but it isn't in the article text. FWIW I can't read that screenshot with zoom level 100% on my desktop, but I can if I zoom further or open it in a new window (it isn't clickable though).
That's what I meant indeed. The article never mentions busybox in the text, does it?