Debian bug report logs - #1291
mt program in cpio package doesn't behave as described on its man page

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From: mitchell@mdd.comm.mot.com (Bill Mitchell)
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Subject: mt program in cpio package doesn't behave as described on its man page

Package: cpio
Version: 2.3
Revision: 2

>From the mt(1) man page in the cpio package:

       -V, --version
              Print the version number of mt.

# mt --version
GNU mt version 2.3
# mt -V
mt: option requires an argument -- V
Usage: mt [-V] [-f device] [--file=device] [--help] [--version] operation [count]