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| -rw-r--r-- | libbb/getopt_ulflags.c | 12 |
1 files changed, 8 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/libbb/getopt_ulflags.c b/libbb/getopt_ulflags.c index 3e77bbfea..d8919abca 100644 --- a/libbb/getopt_ulflags.c +++ b/libbb/getopt_ulflags.c @@ -230,11 +230,13 @@ Special characters: root:x:0:0:root:/root:/bin/bash user:x:500:500::/home/user:/bin/bash - "--" A double dash as the first char in a bb_opt_complementally group - means make first argv[1] as option always as may be added -, special - for "ar" and "tar" applets. + "--" A double dash at the beginning of bb_opt_complementally means the + argv[1] string should always be treated as options, even if it isn't + prefixed with a "-". This is to support the special syntax in applets + such as "ar" and "tar": + tar xvf foo.tar - "?" A "ask" between main and group options causes the second of the two + "?" An "ask" between main and group options causes the second of the two to be depending required as or if first is given on the command line. For example from "id" applet: @@ -264,6 +266,8 @@ Special characters: */ +/* this should be bb_opt_complementary, but we'll just keep it as + bb_opt_complementally due to the Russian origins */ const char *bb_opt_complementally; typedef struct { |