Date: Mon, 3 Aug 2015 20:45:59 +0000 (UTC) From: Christian Weisgerber <naddy@mips.inka.de> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Getting value out of "man getopts" Message-ID: <slrnmrvko7.2ht3.naddy@lorvorc.mips.inka.de> References: <CAPi0psusiWhyuG52jNRMgwShPuj0djMUb=nO6S=qG9V_9xc-RQ@mail.gmail.com>
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On 2015-08-03, Chris Stankevitz <chrisstankevitz@gmail.com> wrote: > When I type "man getopts" I am presented with a useless list of > "built-in commands". At least it seems useless to me but that's > probably because I am a dunce. "See the built-in command description in the appropriate shell manual page." What's unclear about this? > 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). > 2. Where can I get help with "getopts" (syntax, usage, etc)? I am > using /bin/csh. Further down, the "useless" builtin(1) man page says that getopts is only a builtin in sh(1) and not available in csh(1). -- Christian "naddy" Weisgerber naddy@mips.inka.de
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