diff --git a/shell/ash_test/ash-getopts/getopt_positional.right b/shell/ash_test/ash-getopts/getopt_positional.right
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+++ b/shell/ash_test/ash-getopts/getopt_positional.right
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+*** no OPTIND, optstring:'we' args:-q -w -e r -t -y
+Illegal option -q
+var:'?' OPTIND:2
+var:'w' OPTIND:3
+var:'e' OPTIND:4
+exited: var:'?' OPTIND:4
diff --git a/shell/ash_test/ash-getopts/getopt_positional.tests b/shell/ash_test/ash-getopts/getopt_positional.tests
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+set -- -q -w -e r -t -y
+echo "*** no OPTIND, optstring:'we' args:$*"
+var=QWERTY
+while getopts "we" var; do
+	echo "var:'$var' OPTIND:$OPTIND"
+done
+# unfortunately, "rc:0" is shown since while's overall exitcode is "success"
+echo "exited: var:'$var' OPTIND:$OPTIND"