[U-Boot] [PATCH v3 06/18] env: Hide '.' variables in env print by default

[Wolfgang Denk]

Dear Luka Perkov,

In message <20121102104454.GA10982 at w500> you wrote:
> 
> On Thu, Nov 01, 2012 at 11:39:43AM -0500, Joe Hershberger wrote:
> > When printing all variables with env print, don't print variables that
> > begin with '.'.  If env print is called with a '-a' switch, then
> > include variables that begin with '.' (just like the ls command).
> > 
> > Variables printed explicitly will be printed even without the -a.
> 
> Can you tell us use case for this ? Which variables you would like to
> "hide" ?

For example ".flags" or ".callbacks".

Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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