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-rw-r--r--libbb/getopt_ulflags.c17
1 files changed, 12 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/libbb/getopt_ulflags.c b/libbb/getopt_ulflags.c
index 86cf45325..b6a35261d 100644
--- a/libbb/getopt_ulflags.c
+++ b/libbb/getopt_ulflags.c
@@ -80,13 +80,20 @@ static const struct option bb_default_long_options[]
};
bb_applet_long_options = applet_long_options;
- The first parameter is the long option that you would pass to
- the applet (--verbose) in place of the short option (-v). The
- second field determines whether the option has an argument.
+ The first parameter is the long option name that you would pass
+ to the applet (without the dashes).
+
+ The second field determines whether the option has an argument.
You can set this to 0, 1, or 2, or you can use the long named
defines of no_argument, required_argument, and optional_argument.
- Just set the third argument to '0' or 'NULL'. The last argument
- is simply the short option without the dash of course.
+
+ The third argument is used only when the long option does not
+ have a corresponding short option. In that case, it should be
+ an integer pointer. Otherwise (and normally), it should just
+ bet set to NULL.
+
+ The last argument is the corresponding short option (if there
+ is one of course).
Note: a good applet will make long options configurable via the
config process and not a required feature. The current standard