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Expand Up @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ Originally posted as TotW #90 on March 19, 2015

One of the frustrating things about our (mis)use of command-line flags
is the difficulty in removing a flag from binary and production
servers safely (revisit https://abseil.io/tips/45 for some frustrating
servers safely (revisit [TotW #45](https://abseil.io/tips/45) for some frustrating
misuses). The trouble? A binary won’t start if you specify a flag that is
no longer defined, and thus removal of flags may require coordination
between C++ code and your job launching scripts and configurations.
Expand All @@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ for a very simple flag retirement could look like this:

1. Remove uses of `FLAGS_frobber` from code.

If you’re following the advice of https://abseil.io/tips/45 and using
If you’re following the advice of [TotW #45](https://abseil.io/tips/45) and using
flags primarily from `main()` this should be easy to do and to check
for.

Expand Down Expand Up @@ -71,4 +71,4 @@ most complicated flag removals can be enabled safely with this system. So,
the next time you’re wondering how to remove a flag safely, consider retiring
it first and taking it step-by-step.

[1]: https://github.com/abseil/abseil-cpp/blob/master/absl/flags/flag.h#L255
[1]: https://github.com/abseil/abseil-cpp/blob/master/absl/flags/flag.h#L255