>> Because you may want to put something very readable and understandable in
>> a script and like long options, or have to type it interactively every day
>> in a terminal and like short ones. Most UNIX commands include both kind.
>
> Would it make sense then to add long versions for all the other standard
> options too?
Yep. It is really a stylistic (pedantic?) matter. See for pgbench:
https://commitfest.postgresql.org/action/patch_view?id=1106
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Fabien.