diff --git a/archival/ar.c b/archival/ar.c
index 411a25e..70deb5c 100644
--- a/archival/ar.c
+++ b/archival/ar.c
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
 
 	archive_handle = init_handle();
 
-	bb_opt_complementally = "!p~tx:t~px:x~pt";
+	bb_opt_complementally = "?p~tx:t~px:x~pt";
 	opt = bb_getopt_ulflags(argc, argv, "ptxovcr");
 
 	if ((opt == 0) || (optind == argc)) {
diff --git a/archival/dpkg_deb.c b/archival/dpkg_deb.c
index 1ceaa60..f38fb61 100644
--- a/archival/dpkg_deb.c
+++ b/archival/dpkg_deb.c
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
 	control_tar_llist = llist_add_to(control_tar_llist, "control.tar.bz2");
 #endif
 
-	bb_opt_complementally = "!c~efXx:e~cfXx:f~ceXx:X~cefx:x~cefX";
+	bb_opt_complementally = "?c~efXx:e~cfXx:f~ceXx:X~cefx:x~cefX";
 	opt = bb_getopt_ulflags(argc, argv, "cefXx");
 
 	if (opt & DPKG_DEB_OPT_CONTENTS) {
diff --git a/archival/tar.c b/archival/tar.c
index f6750ae..d984267 100644
--- a/archival/tar.c
+++ b/archival/tar.c
@@ -702,7 +702,7 @@
 	tar_handle = init_handle();
 	tar_handle->flags = ARCHIVE_CREATE_LEADING_DIRS | ARCHIVE_PRESERVE_DATE | ARCHIVE_EXTRACT_UNCONDITIONAL;
 
-	bb_opt_complementally = "!c~tx:t~cx:x~ct:X*:T*";
+	bb_opt_complementally = "?c~tx:t~cx:x~ct:X*:T*";
 #ifdef CONFIG_FEATURE_TAR_LONG_OPTIONS
 	bb_applet_long_options = tar_long_options;
 #endif
diff --git a/coreutils/date.c b/coreutils/date.c
index 9583a00..5ee2c74 100644
--- a/coreutils/date.c
+++ b/coreutils/date.c
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@
 #else
 # define GETOPT_ISOFMT
 #endif
-	bb_opt_complementally = "!d~ds:s~ds";
+	bb_opt_complementally = "?d~ds:s~ds";
 	opt = bb_getopt_ulflags(argc, argv, "Rs:ud:r:" GETOPT_ISOFMT,
 					&date_str, &date_str, &filename
 #ifdef CONFIG_FEATURE_DATE_ISOFMT
diff --git a/coreutils/id.c b/coreutils/id.c
index 28050dd..14497b4 100644
--- a/coreutils/id.c
+++ b/coreutils/id.c
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
 /* BB_AUDIT SUSv3 _NOT_ compliant -- option -G is not currently supported. */
 /* Hacked by Tito Ragusa (C) 2004 to handle usernames of whatever length and to
- * be more similar to GNU id. 
+ * be more similar to GNU id.
  */
 
 #include "busybox.h"
@@ -41,10 +41,10 @@
 #define JUST_GROUP        8
 
 static short printf_full(unsigned int id, const char *arg, const char prefix)
-{	
+{
 	const char *fmt = "%cid=%u";
 	short status=EXIT_FAILURE;
-	
+
 	if(arg) {
 		fmt = "%cid=%u(%s)";
 		status=EXIT_SUCCESS;
@@ -61,15 +61,14 @@
 	unsigned long flags;
 	short status;
 
-	bb_opt_complementally = "!u~g:g~u";
+	/* Don't allow -n -r -nr -ug -rug -nug -rnug */
+	bb_opt_complementally = "?u~g:g~u:r?ug:n?ug";
 	flags = bb_getopt_ulflags(argc, argv, "rnug");
 
-	/* Don't allow -n -r -nr */
-	if ((flags <= 3 && flags > 0) 
 	/* Don't allow more than one username */
-	|| (argc > optind + 1))
+	if (argc > (optind + 1))
 		bb_show_usage();
-	
+
 	/* This values could be overwritten later */
 	uid = geteuid();
 	gid = getegid();
@@ -77,13 +76,13 @@
 		uid = getuid();
 		gid = getgid();
 	}
-	
+
 	if(argv[optind]) {
 		p=getpwnam(argv[optind]);
 		/* bb_xgetpwnam is needed because it exits on failure */
 		uid = bb_xgetpwnam(argv[optind]);
 		gid = p->pw_gid;
-		/* in this case PRINT_REAL is the same */ 
+		/* in this case PRINT_REAL is the same */
 	}
 
 	if(flags & (JUST_GROUP | JUST_USER)) {
@@ -94,7 +93,7 @@
 		} else {
 			bb_printf("%u\n",(flags & JUST_USER) ? uid : gid);
 		}
-		/* exit */ 
+		/* exit */
 		bb_fflush_stdout_and_exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
 	}
 
diff --git a/coreutils/install.c b/coreutils/install.c
index 9fcb754..9e5eb60 100644
--- a/coreutils/install.c
+++ b/coreutils/install.c
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
 	int ret = EXIT_SUCCESS, flags, i, isdir;
 
 	bb_applet_long_options = install_long_options;
-	bb_opt_complementally = "!s~d:d~s";
+	bb_opt_complementally = "?s~d:d~s";
 	/* -c exists for backwards compatability, its needed */
 	flags = bb_getopt_ulflags(argc, argv, "cdpsg:m:o:", &gid_str, &mode_str, &uid_str);	/* 'a' must be 2nd */
 
diff --git a/debianutils/start_stop_daemon.c b/debianutils/start_stop_daemon.c
index f9310af..b6c4635 100644
--- a/debianutils/start_stop_daemon.c
+++ b/debianutils/start_stop_daemon.c
@@ -204,18 +204,18 @@
 
 
 static const struct option ssd_long_options[] = {
-	{ "stop",				0,		NULL,		'K' },
-	{ "start",				0,		NULL,		'S' },
+	{ "stop",			0,		NULL,		'K' },
+	{ "start",			0,		NULL,		'S' },
 	{ "background",			0,		NULL,		'b' },
-	{ "quiet",				0,		NULL,		'q' },
+	{ "quiet",			0,		NULL,		'q' },
 	{ "make-pidfile",		0,		NULL,		'm' },
 	{ "startas",			1,		NULL,		'a' },
-	{ "name",				1,		NULL,		'n' },
-	{ "signal",				1,		NULL,		's' },
-	{ "user",				1,		NULL,		'u' },
-	{ "exec",				1,		NULL,		'x' },
+	{ "name",			1,		NULL,		'n' },
+	{ "signal",			1,		NULL,		's' },
+	{ "user",			1,		NULL,		'u' },
+	{ "exec",			1,		NULL,		'x' },
 	{ "pidfile",			1,		NULL,		'p' },
-	{ 0,			0,		0,			0 }
+	{ 0,				0,		0,		0 }
 };
 
 #define SSD_CTX_STOP		1
@@ -233,17 +233,13 @@
 
 	bb_applet_long_options = ssd_long_options;
 
-	bb_opt_complementally = "!K~S:S~K";
+	/* Check required one context option was given */
+	bb_opt_complementally = "?:K?K:S?S:K~S:S~K";
 	opt = bb_getopt_ulflags(argc, argv, "KSbqma:n:s:u:x:p:",
 			&startas, &cmdname, &signame, &userspec, &execname, &pidfile);
 
-	/* Check required one context option was given */
-	if ((opt & (SSD_CTX_STOP | SSD_CTX_START)) == 0) {
-		bb_show_usage();
-	}
-
-	if (opt & SSD_OPT_QUIET)
-		quiet = 1;
+	
+	quiet = opt & SSD_OPT_QUIET;
 
 	if (signame) {
 		signal_nr = bb_xgetlarg(signame, 10, 0, NSIG);
diff --git a/libbb/getopt_ulflags.c b/libbb/getopt_ulflags.c
index 2e2ee0b..5f35c58 100644
--- a/libbb/getopt_ulflags.c
+++ b/libbb/getopt_ulflags.c
@@ -197,8 +197,9 @@
 	if (flags & BB_GETOPT_ERROR)
 		bb_show_usage();
 
- "!"    If previous point set BB_GETOPT_ERROR, don`t return and call
-	previous example internally
+ "?"    A "ask" as the first char in a bb_opt_complementally group give:
+	if previous point set BB_GETOPT_ERROR, don`t return and
+	call previous example internally
 
  "*"    A star after a char in bb_opt_complementally means that the
 	option can occur multiple times:
@@ -218,16 +219,38 @@
 	$ grep -e user -e root /etc/passwd
 	root:x:0:0:root:/root:/bin/bash
 	user:x:500:500::/home/user:/bin/bash
+
+ "?"    A "ask" between main and group options causes the second of the two
+	to be depending required if first is given on the command line.
+	For example from "id" applet:
+
+	// Don't allow -n -r -rn -ug -rug -nug -rnug
+	bb_opt_complementally = "?u~g:g~u:r?ug:n?ug";
+	flags = bb_getopt_ulflags(argc, argv, "rnug");
+
+	This example allowed only:
+	$ id; id -u; id -g; id -ru; id -nu; id -rg; id -ng; id -rnu; id -rng
+
+ "?"    A "ask" between equivalent options in bb_opt_complementally means
+	requires this option always, checked after switch off from
+	complementally logic
+	For example from "start-stop-daemon" applet:
+
+	// Don't allow -KS -SK, but -S or -K required
+	bb_opt_complementally = "?:K?K:S?S:K~S:S~K";
+	flags = bb_getopt_ulflags(argc, argv, "KS...);
+
 */
 
 const char *bb_opt_complementally;
 
 typedef struct {
-	unsigned char opt;
-	char list_flg;
+	int opt;
+	int list_flg;
 	unsigned long switch_on;
 	unsigned long switch_off;
 	unsigned long incongruously;
+	unsigned long requires;
 	void **optarg;               /* char **optarg or llist_t **optarg */
 	int *counter;
 } t_complementally;
@@ -245,17 +268,20 @@
 bb_getopt_ulflags (int argc, char **argv, const char *applet_opts, ...)
 {
 	unsigned long flags = 0;
+	unsigned long requires = 0;
 	t_complementally complementally[sizeof(flags) * 8 + 1];
 	int c;
 	const unsigned char *s;
 	t_complementally *on_off;
 	va_list p;
 	const struct option *l_o;
-	char flg_show_usage_if_error = 0;
-	char flg_argv_is_opts = 0;
 	unsigned long trigger;
 	char **pargv = NULL;
 
+#define SHOW_USAGE_IF_ERROR 1
+#define ARGV_IS_OPTS        2
+	int spec_flgs = 0;
+
 	va_start (p, applet_opts);
 
 	/* skip GNU extension */
@@ -265,16 +291,13 @@
 
 	c = 0;
 	on_off = complementally;
+	memset(on_off, 0, sizeof(complementally));
+
 	for (; *s; s++) {
 		if(c >= (int)(sizeof(flags)*8))
 			break;
 		on_off->opt = *s;
 		on_off->switch_on = (1 << c);
-		on_off->list_flg = 0;
-		on_off->switch_off = 0;
-		on_off->incongruously = 0;
-		on_off->optarg = NULL;
-		on_off->counter = NULL;
 		if (s[1] == ':') {
 			on_off->optarg = va_arg (p, void **);
 			do
@@ -284,9 +307,10 @@
 		on_off++;
 		c++;
 	}
-	on_off->opt = 0;
 
 	for(l_o = bb_applet_long_options; l_o->name; l_o++) {
+		if(l_o->flag)
+			continue;
 		for(on_off = complementally; on_off->opt != 0; on_off++)
 			if(on_off->opt == l_o->val)
 				break;
@@ -295,16 +319,8 @@
 				break;
 			on_off->opt = l_o->val;
 			on_off->switch_on = (1 << c);
-			on_off->list_flg = 0;
-			on_off->switch_off = 0;
-			on_off->incongruously = 0;
-			on_off->counter = NULL;
 			if(l_o->has_arg != no_argument)
 				on_off->optarg = va_arg (p, void **);
-			else
-				on_off->optarg = NULL;
-			on_off++;
-			on_off->opt = 0;
 			c++;
 		}
 	}
@@ -318,12 +334,12 @@
 		}
 		if (c)
 			continue;
-		if(*s == '!') {
-			flg_show_usage_if_error = '!';
+		if(*s == '?') {
+			spec_flgs |= SHOW_USAGE_IF_ERROR;
 			continue;
 		}
 		if(*s == '-') {
-			flg_argv_is_opts = '-';
+			spec_flgs |= ARGV_IS_OPTS;
 			continue;
 		}
 		for (on_off = complementally; on_off->opt; on_off++)
@@ -331,18 +347,32 @@
 				break;
 		pair = on_off;
 		for(s++; *s && *s != ':'; s++) {
-			if (*s == '-' || *s == '~') {
+			if (*s == '-' || *s == '~' || *s == '?') {
 				c = *s;
 			} else if(*s == '*') {
 				pair->list_flg++;
 			} else {
-			    unsigned long *pair_switch = &(pair->switch_on);
-			    if(c)
-				pair_switch = c == '-' ? &(pair->switch_off) : &(pair->incongruously);
+			    unsigned long *pair_switch;
+
+			    switch(c) {
+				case '-':
+					pair_switch = &(pair->switch_off);
+					break;
+				case '~':
+					pair_switch = &(pair->incongruously);
+					break;
+				case '?':
+					pair_switch = &(pair->requires);
+					break;
+				default:
+					pair_switch = &(pair->switch_on);
+			    }
 			    for (on_off = complementally; on_off->opt; on_off++)
 				if (on_off->opt == *s) {
 				    if(pair_switch == &(on_off->switch_on))
 					on_off->counter = va_arg (p, int *);
+				    else if(pair_switch == &(on_off->requires))
+					requires |= on_off->switch_on;
 				    else
 					*pair_switch |= on_off->switch_on;
 				    break;
@@ -353,15 +383,16 @@
 	}
 
 	while ((c = getopt_long (argc, argv, applet_opts,
-				 bb_applet_long_options, NULL)) > 0) {
+				 bb_applet_long_options, NULL)) >= 0) {
 
 loop_arg_is_opt:
 		for (on_off = complementally; on_off->opt != c; on_off++) {
-			if(!on_off->opt)
+			/* c==0 if long opt have non NULL flag */
+			if(on_off->opt == 0 && c != 0)
 				bb_show_usage ();
 		}
 		if(flags & on_off->incongruously) {
-			if(flg_show_usage_if_error)
+			if((spec_flgs & SHOW_USAGE_IF_ERROR))
 				bb_show_usage ();
 			flags |= BB_GETOPT_ERROR;
 		}
@@ -377,15 +408,13 @@
 		} else if (on_off->optarg) {
 			*(char **)(on_off->optarg) = optarg;
 		}
-		if(flg_argv_is_opts == 'p')
+		if(pargv != NULL)
 			break;
 	}
-	if(flg_argv_is_opts) {
+	if((spec_flgs & ARGV_IS_OPTS)) {
 		/* process argv is option, for example "ps" applet */
-		if(flg_argv_is_opts == '-') {
-			flg_argv_is_opts = 'p';
+		if(pargv == NULL)
 			pargv = argv + optind;
-		}
 		while(*pargv) {
 			c = **pargv;
 			if(c == '\0') {
@@ -396,6 +425,13 @@
 			}
 		}
 	}
-
+	/* check depending requires for given options */
+	for (on_off = complementally; on_off->opt; on_off++) {
+		if(on_off->requires && (flags & on_off->switch_on) &&
+					(flags & on_off->requires) == 0)
+			bb_show_usage ();
+	}
+	if(requires && (flags & requires) == 0)
+		bb_show_usage ();
 	return flags;
 }
diff --git a/util-linux/hwclock.c b/util-linux/hwclock.c
index 45959e7..3021442 100644
--- a/util-linux/hwclock.c
+++ b/util-linux/hwclock.c
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@
 	bb_applet_long_options = hwclock_long_options;
 #endif
 
-	bb_opt_complementally = "!r~ws:w~rs:s~wr:l~u:u~l";
+	bb_opt_complementally = "?r~ws:w~rs:s~wr:l~u:u~l";
 	opt = bb_getopt_ulflags(argc, argv, "lursw");
 
 	/* If -u or -l wasn't given check if we are using utc */