diff options
author | Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org> | 2024-04-14 19:10:49 +0000 |
---|---|---|
committer | Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org> | 2024-04-14 19:10:49 +0000 |
commit | cfe5e3905201349e9cf3f95d52ff4bd100bde37d (patch) | |
tree | d0baf160cbee3195249d095f85e52d20c21acf02 /Documentation/getopt.txt | |
parent | Initial commit. (diff) | |
download | util-linux-cfe5e3905201349e9cf3f95d52ff4bd100bde37d.tar.xz util-linux-cfe5e3905201349e9cf3f95d52ff4bd100bde37d.zip |
Adding upstream version 2.39.3.upstream/2.39.3
Signed-off-by: Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org>
Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation/getopt.txt')
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/getopt.txt | 31 |
1 files changed, 31 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/getopt.txt b/Documentation/getopt.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..e6764fe --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/getopt.txt @@ -0,0 +1,31 @@ +This package contains a reimplementation of getopt(1). + +PREFACE + +Getopt(1) is a program to help shell scripts parse command-line parameters. + +HIGHLIGHTS + +It can do anything that the GNU getopt(3) routines can do. + +It can cope with spaces and shell metacharacters within arguments. + +It can parse long parameters. + +It can shuffle parameters, so you can mix options and other parameters on +the command-line. + +It can be easily identified as an enhanced getopt(1) from within shell scripts. + +It can report parse errors as coming from the shell script. + +It is fully compatible with other getopt(1) implementations. + +COPYING + +This program comes under the GNU general public license version 2. See the +file COPYING included in this package. Note that though you may freely +copy it, it is copyright (c) 1997-2005 by Frodo Looijaard +<frodo@frodo.looijaard.name>. +Files in the gnu directory are from glibc-2.0.4: copyright (C) 1987, 88, +89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97 Free Software Foundation, Inc. |