JDK-6922482 : keytool's help on -file always shows 'output file'
  • Type: Bug
  • Component: security-libs
  • Sub-Component: java.security
  • Affected Version: 7
  • Priority: P4
  • Status: Resolved
  • Resolution: Fixed
  • OS: generic
  • CPU: generic
  • Submitted: 2010-02-03
  • Updated: 2016-11-23
  • Resolved: 2010-02-16
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JDK 7
7 b84Fixed
Related Reports
Relates :  
JDK-6324292 - keytool -help is unhelpful
Description
Keytool's new help feature has a name->description map, so the same option name always has the same description. However, -file sometimes means input file sometimes means output file. This should be fixed.
Comments
Bug occurs as a result of changes in 6324292.
23-11-2016
EVALUATION Change the name->desc map to an Enum type, with name and desc as arguments.
03-02-2010
EVALUATION http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk7/tl/jdk/rev/e6ab5fabaf7e
03-02-2010