what does verbose mean?

[waggingwabbit]

i see theres a verbose option in ipblock for logging stuff and then theres a verbose option for secure-delete. and then i saw it once more somewhere else...what does verbose do/stand for?

[Joeb454]

It just outputs a load of text telling you what it's currently doing :)

[Barrucadu]

Here's the definition from dictionary.com for you:



ver·bose Audio Help [ver-bohs] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–adjective characterized by the use of many or too many words; wordy: a verbose report.

[Origin: 1665–75; < L verbōsus, equiv. to verb(um) word + -ōsus -ose1]

—Related forms
ver·bose·ly, adverb
ver·bose·ness, noun

—Synonyms prolix; tedious, inflated, turgid; voluble, talkative, loquacious. See bombastic.
—Antonyms laconic.

[waggingwabbit]

oh...i looked it up in the dictionary already but didnt really get what it had to do with ubuntu. thanks!

[mistypotato]

oh...i looked it up in the dictionary already but didnt really get what it had to do with ubuntu. thanks!

I realize this is an old thread, but still relevant and pertinent for someone searching later.

I understand your question....and a dictionary definition is not in the least bit helpful in this case. I'm also currently trying to understand the "technical" details of what the verbose setting does. Perhaps someone else will come along with something of value to add or if I find it I'll come back and post the technical details of what I found that that particular setting does.

[uRock]

Necromancy= Thread closed.