From: frodol@dds.nl
Subject: getopt-1.0: A drop-in replacement for getopt(1)
Date: Thu,  7 May 1998 11:28:04 GMT

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This is an announcement of the first public release of my version of
getopt(1), a program to help shell scripts parse command-line
parameters.  It is fully compatible with the version included in the
util-linux distribution, but can do a lot more.

Highlights:
   * It can do anything that the GNU getopt(3) routines can do.
   * It can cope with spaces and shell metacharacters within arguments.
   * It can parse long parameters.
   * It can shuffle parameters, so you can mix options and other
     parameters on the command-line.
   * It can be easily identified as an enhanced getopt(1) from within
     shell scripts.
   * It can report parse errors as coming from the shell script.
   * It compiles cleanly with both libc-5 and glibc-2.
   * It can function as a drop-in for other getopt(1) implementations,
     enhancing the functionality without the need of changing a single line.
   * It can be made 100% compatible with other getopt(1) implementations
     by setting a shell variable.
   * It is tested with bash and tcsh, and should function with most if not
     all other schell script languages.

The LSM entry follows. It is uploaded to sunsite and should appear in
the indicated directory one of these days.

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Title: Getopt
Version: 1.0
Entered-date: Tue May  5 1998
Description: An improved implementation of getopt(1), a program to parse
             options within a shell script. Fully compatible with other
             getopt(1) implementations, but with many additions like
             long options and mixing of options and parameters.
Keywords: getopt script parse bash tcsh
Author: frodol@dds.nl (Frodo Looijaard)
Primary-site: http://huizen.dds.nl/~frodol
              28kB getopt-1.0.tar.gz
              600  getopt-1.0.lsm
Alternate-site: sunsite.unc.edu /pub/Linux/utils/shell
              28kB getopt-1.0.tar.gz
              600  getopt-1.0.lsm
Copying-policy: GPL
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Frodo Looijaard <frodol@dds.nl>
Find my PGP public key and more at http://huizen.dds.nl/~frodol/
  Updated: a guide for installing glibc-2 as an additional target under Linux



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