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This package contains a reimplementation of getopt(1).
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PREFACE
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Getopt(1) is a program to help shell scripts parse command-line parameters.
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HIGHLIGHTS
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It can do anything that the GNU getopt(3) routines can do.
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It can cope with spaces and shell metacharacters within arguments.
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It can parse long parameters.
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It can shuffle parameters, so you can mix options and other parameters on
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the command-line.
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It can be easily identified as an enhanced getopt(1) from within shell scripts.
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It can report parse errors as coming from the shell script.
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It is fully compatible with other getopt(1) implementations.
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COPYING
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This program comes under the GNU general public license version 2. See the
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file COPYING included in this package. Note that though you may freely
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copy it, it is copyright (c) 1997-2005 by Frodo Looijaard
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<frodo@frodo.looijaard.name>.
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Files in the gnu directory are from glibc-2.0.4: copyright (C) 1987, 88,
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89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
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