| 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 |
| 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 |
| file COPYING included in this package. Note that though you may freely |
| copy it, it is copyright (c) 1997-2005 by Frodo Looijaard |
| <frodo@frodo.looijaard.name>. |
| Files in the gnu directory are from glibc-2.0.4: copyright (C) 1987, 88, |
| 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97 Free Software Foundation, Inc. |
