[Discussion] Changes to `dnvm` parameters

[dougbu]

• The -alias parameter to dnvm install must now be spelled out completely. (This supports the -arch consistency mentioned below.)
• [Linux] dnvm unalias is deprecated. Please use dnvm alias -d instead. (These subcommands now match Windows.)
• -a is the short form in all subcommands for -arch.
  • [Windows] The longest -architecture form of this parameter remains available.
• [Windows] -g (for -global), -p (for -persistent) and -u (for -unstable) short forms are now supported in all subcommands which include those parameters. (This matches the short forms allowed on Linux.)

[dougbu]

This issue is intended for discussion of aspnet/Announcements#76.

[dougbu]

See also

• 418, issue about dnvm alias -d not working on Linux

• 452, PR fixing #418

• 419, PR making short forms consistent in dnvm.sh

• 455, PR extending #419 to include consistency in dnvm.ps1

Note #419 and #455 have no specific issue. However subcommand inconsistencies have been noted in a number of issues in this repo.

[rossipedia]

[Windows] The longest -archicture form of this parameter remains available.

Is that a typo? Or is the parameter actually misspelled in the source code?

[dougbu]

Typo that I'll fix. Much appreciated.