Date: Thu, 1 Jan 1998 23:13:12 +0000 From: "Niall Smart" <rotel@indigo.ie> To: freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: getopt(3) and numeric arguments Message-ID: <19980101231313.1118.qmail@ginseng.indigo.ie>
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Hi,
The getopt(3) man page says:
It is also possible to handle digits as option letters. This allows
getopt() to be used with programs that expect a number (``-3'') as an op-
tion. This practice is wrong, and should not be used in any current de-
velopment. It is provided for backward compatibility only.
Is this correct? Whats so bad about it?
Niall
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