- add a bit more documentation to vodz' recent additions.
diff --git a/libbb/getopt_ulflags.c b/libbb/getopt_ulflags.c
index 410f4d5..37c4ec0 100644
--- a/libbb/getopt_ulflags.c
+++ b/libbb/getopt_ulflags.c
@@ -110,21 +110,32 @@
bb_getopt_ulflags's return value will be as if "-a -b -c" were
found.
- "ww" Double option have int counter usaging. For example ps applet:
+ "ww" Adjacent double options have a counter associated which indicates
+ the number of occurances of the option. For example the ps applet needs:
if w is given once, GNU ps sets the width to 132,
if w is given more than once, it is "unlimited"
int w_counter = 0;
bb_opt_complementally = "ww";
- flags = bb_getopt_ulflags(argc, argv, "w", &w_counter);
+ bb_getopt_ulflags(argc, argv, "w", &w_counter);
- if((flags & 1))
+ if(w_counter)
width = (w_counter == 1) ? 132 : INT_MAX;
else
get_terminal_width(...&width...);
- w_counter - have counter -w usaging, must set int pointer
- to bb_getopt_ulflags() after all other requires
+ w_counter is a pointer to an integer. It has to be passed to
+ bb_getopt_ulflags() after all other option argument sinks.
+ For example: accept multiple -v to indicate the level of verbosity and
+ for each -b optarg, add optarg to my_b. Finally, if b is given, turn off
+ c and vice versa:
+
+ llist_t *my_b = NULL;
+ int verbose_level = 0;
+ bb_opt_complementally = "vvb*b-c:c-b";
+ bb_getopt_ulflags(argc, argv, "vb:c", &my_b, &verbose_level);
+ while (my_b) { dosomething_with(my_b->data) ; my_b = my_b->link; }
+ if (verbose_level) bb_printf("verbose\n");
Special characters:
@@ -155,6 +166,16 @@
if(opt & 4)
printf("Detected odd -x usaging\n");
+ "-" A minus as the first char in a bb_opt_complementally group means to
+ convert the arguments as option.
+ For example:
+
+ bb_opt_complementally = "-:w";
+ bb_getopt_ulflags(argc, argv, "w");
+
+ Allows option 'w' to be given without a dash (./program w)
+ as well as with a dash (./program -w).
+
"~" A tilde between two options, or between an option and a group
of options, means that they are mutually exclusive. Unlike
the "-" case above, an error will be forced if the options
@@ -175,9 +196,6 @@
"!" If previous point set BB_GETOPT_ERROR, don`t return and call
previous example internally
- "-" A minus as one char in bb_opt_complementally group means that
- convert the arguments as option, specail for "ps" applet.
-
"*" A star after a char in bb_opt_complementally means that the
option can occur multiple times: