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Why is there no space in the MySQL password parameter?

After troubleshooting a MySQL issue with a colleague we began discussing a “feature” of the MySQL command line which insists that you don’t put a space in the password parameter when using the short parameter. We both felt that it was rather inconsistent to allow the usage of -h hostname or -u username but insist on -ppassword instead of -p password. You can of course use the full parameter --password=password but as most people use the shorthand commands it just seems slightly unintuitive.