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Author eric.smith
Recipients bobjalex, brandtbucher, eric.smith, nicktimko, rhettinger
Date 2019-10-11.17:31:44
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I don't think it's any more precise. It just seems verbose and confusing to me, while conveying the same information.

`[arg [arg ...]]` to me means "optionally, an arg followed by one or more optional args".

While `[arg ...]` to  me means "optionally, one or more args".

So, I'd vote for the simpler version, especially since we're presumably trying to communicate with people who aren't BNF or regex experts!
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