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optigrab (version 0.9.2.1)

gnu_style: GNU-style command line options

Description

Functions for enabling GNU-style commpand-line option behavior.

Usage

gnu_style

Arguments

Format

An object of class list of length 3.

Details

Functions for enabling GNU-style command-line options. GNU-style options are characterized by a single dash (-) before single character option flags and a double dash (--) before multiple character option flags.

By convention, gnu style options flags must begin with a letter; if numbers were allowed option flags would be ambiguous with negative option values.

References

[GNU Command Line Standards]http://www.gnu.org/prep/standards/standards.html

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