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6.6 KiB
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265 lines
6.6 KiB
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.\" $NetBSD: getopt.3,v 1.12 1998/02/05 18:49:57 perry Exp $
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.\" @(#)getopt.3 8.5 (Berkeley) 4/27/95
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.\"
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.Dd April 27, 1995
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.Dt GETOPT 3
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.Os BSD 4.3
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.Sh NAME
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.Nm getopt
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.Nd get option character from command line argument list
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.Sh LIBRARY
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.Lb libc
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.Sh SYNOPSIS
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.Fd #include <unistd.h>
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.Vt extern char *optarg;
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.Vt extern int optind;
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.Vt extern int optopt;
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.Vt extern int opterr;
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.Vt extern int optreset;
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.Ft int
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.Fn getopt "int argc" "char * const *argv" "const char *optstring"
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
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The
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.Fn getopt
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function incrementally parses a command line argument list
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.Fa argv
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and returns the next
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.Em known
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option character.
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An option character is
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.Em known
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if it has been specified in the string of accepted option characters,
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.Fa optstring .
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.Pp
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The option string
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.Fa optstring
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may contain the following elements: individual characters, and
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characters followed by a colon to indicate an option argument
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is to follow.
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For example, an option string
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.Li "\&""x""
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recognizes an option
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.Dq Fl x ,
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and an option string
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.Li "\&""x:""
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recognizes an option and argument
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.Dq Fl x Ar argument .
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It does not matter to
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.Fn getopt
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if a following argument has leading white space.
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.Pp
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On return from
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.Fn getopt ,
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.Va optarg
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points to an option argument, if it is anticipated,
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and the variable
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.Va optind
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contains the index to the next
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.Fa argv
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argument for a subsequent call
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to
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.Fn getopt .
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The variable
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.Va optopt
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saves the last
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.Em known
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option character returned by
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.Fn getopt .
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.Pp
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The variable
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.Va opterr
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and
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.Va optind
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are both initialized to 1.
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The
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.Va optind
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variable may be set to another value before a set of calls to
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.Fn getopt
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in order to skip over more or less argv entries.
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.Pp
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In order to use
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.Fn getopt
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to evaluate multiple sets of arguments, or to evaluate a single set of
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arguments multiple times,
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the variable
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.Va optreset
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must be set to 1 before the second and each additional set of calls to
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.Fn getopt ,
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and the variable
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.Va optind
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must be reinitialized.
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.Pp
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The
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.Fn getopt
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function
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returns \-1
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when the argument list is exhausted, or a non-recognized
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option is encountered.
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The interpretation of options in the argument list may be cancelled
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by the option
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.Ql --
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(double dash) which causes
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.Fn getopt
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to signal the end of argument processing and returns \-1.
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When all options have been processed (i.e., up to the first non-option
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argument),
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.Fn getopt
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returns \-1.
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.Sh DIAGNOSTICS
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If the
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.Fn getopt
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function encounters a character not found in the string
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.Fa optstring
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or detects
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a missing option argument it writes an error message to
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.Va stderr
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and returns
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.Ql ? .
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Setting
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.Va opterr
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to a zero will disable these error messages.
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If
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.Va optstring
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has a leading
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.Ql \&:
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then a missing option argument causes a
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.Ql \&:
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to be returned in addition to suppressing any error messages.
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.Pp
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Option arguments are allowed to begin with
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.Dq Li \- ;
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this is reasonable but
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reduces the amount of error checking possible.
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.Sh EXTENSIONS
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The
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.Va optreset
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variable was added to make it possible to call the
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.Fn getopt
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function multiple times.
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This is an extension to the
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.St -p1003.2
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specification.
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.Sh EXAMPLE
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.Bd -literal -compact
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extern char *optarg;
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extern int optind;
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int bflag, ch, fd;
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bflag = 0;
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while ((ch = getopt(argc, argv, "bf:")) != -1)
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switch(ch) {
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case 'b':
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bflag = 1;
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break;
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case 'f':
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if ((fd = open(optarg, O_RDONLY, 0)) < 0) {
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(void)fprintf(stderr,
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"myname: %s: %s\en", optarg, strerror(errno));
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exit(1);
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}
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break;
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case '?':
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default:
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usage();
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}
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argc -= optind;
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argv += optind;
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.Ed
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.Sh HISTORY
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The
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.Fn getopt
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function appeared
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.Bx 4.3 .
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.Sh BUGS
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The
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.Fn getopt
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function was once specified to return
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.Dv EOF
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instead of \-1.
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This was changed by
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.St -p1003.2-92
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to decouple
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.Fn getopt
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from
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.Pa <stdio.h> .
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.Pp
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A single dash
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.Dq Li -
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may be specified as an character in
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.Fa optstring ,
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however it should
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.Em never
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have an argument associated with it.
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This allows
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.Fn getopt
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to be used with programs that expect
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.Dq Li -
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as an option flag.
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This practice is wrong, and should not be used in any current development.
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It is provided for backward compatibility
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.Em only .
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By default, a single dash causes
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.Fn getopt
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to return \-1.
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This is, we believe, compatible with System V.
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.Pp
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It is also possible to handle digits as option letters.
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This allows
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.Fn getopt
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to be used with programs that expect a number
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.Pq Dq Li \&-\&3
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as an option.
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This practice is wrong, and should not be used in any current development.
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It is provided for backward compatibility
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.Em only .
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The following code fragment works in most cases.
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.Bd -literal -offset indent
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int length;
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char *p;
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while ((c = getopt(argc, argv, "0123456789")) != -1)
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switch (c) {
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case '0': case '1': case '2': case '3': case '4':
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case '5': case '6': case '7': case '8': case '9':
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p = argv[optind - 1];
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if (p[0] == '-' && p[1] == ch && !p[2])
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length = atoi(++p);
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else
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length = atoi(argv[optind] + 1);
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break;
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}
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}
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.Ed
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