Date: Tue, 4 Aug 2015 12:06:36 +0100 From: Steve O'Hara-Smith <steve@sohara.org> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Cc: RW <rwmaillists@googlemail.com> Subject: Re: Getting value out of "man getopts" Message-ID: <20150804120636.6727ccd13713c1c300d1e07e@sohara.org> In-Reply-To: <20150804115120.602f1f87@gumby.homeunix.com> References: <CAPi0psusiWhyuG52jNRMgwShPuj0djMUb=nO6S=qG9V_9xc-RQ@mail.gmail.com> <slrnmrvko7.2ht3.naddy@lorvorc.mips.inka.de> <20150804115120.602f1f87@gumby.homeunix.com>
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On Tue, 4 Aug 2015 11:51:20 +0100 RW via freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> wrote: > On Mon, 3 Aug 2015 20:45:59 +0000 (UTC) > Christian Weisgerber wrote: > > > > > Questions: > > > 1. Why does "man getopts" not help me with "getopts"? > > > > Because getopts only exists as a shell built-in, not as a standalone > > command. Maybe you were thinking of getopt(1). > > > $ which getopts > /usr/bin/getopts > > It is implemented in sh, but it does exist. However /usr/bin/getopts is linked to alias, bg, cd, command, fc, fg, hash, jobs, read, type, ulimit, umask, unalias and wait (all in /usr/bin). -- Steve O'Hara-Smith <steve@sohara.org>
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