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a11f5414 1# GetOpt::Long.pm -- Universal options parsing
404cbe93 2
a11f5414 3package Getopt::Long;
4
e6d5c530 5# RCS Status : $Id: GetoptLong.pl,v 2.18 1998-06-14 15:02:19+02 jv Exp $
404cbe93 6# Author : Johan Vromans
7# Created On : Tue Sep 11 15:00:12 1990
8# Last Modified By: Johan Vromans
e6d5c530 9# Last Modified On: Sun Jun 14 13:17:22 1998
10# Update Count : 705
404cbe93 11# Status : Released
12
bb40d378 13################ Copyright ################
f06db76b 14
3a0431da 15# This program is Copyright 1990,1998 by Johan Vromans.
bb40d378 16# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
17# modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
18# as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
19# of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
20#
21# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
22# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
23# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
24# GNU General Public License for more details.
25#
26# If you do not have a copy of the GNU General Public License write to
27# the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge,
28# MA 02139, USA.
f06db76b 29
bb40d378 30################ Module Preamble ################
404cbe93 31
bb40d378 32use strict;
404cbe93 33
bb40d378 34BEGIN {
3a0431da 35 require 5.004;
bb40d378 36 use Exporter ();
e6d5c530 37 use vars qw($VERSION @ISA @EXPORT @EXPORT_OK %EXPORT_TAGS);
38# $VERSION = sprintf("%d.%02d", q$Revision: 2.18 $ =~ /(\d+)\.(\d+)/);
39 $VERSION = "2.17";
40
41 @ISA = qw(Exporter);
42 @EXPORT = qw(&GetOptions $REQUIRE_ORDER $PERMUTE $RETURN_IN_ORDER);
43 %EXPORT_TAGS = qw();
44 @EXPORT_OK = qw();
45 use AutoLoader qw(AUTOLOAD);
bb40d378 46}
404cbe93 47
bb40d378 48# User visible variables.
e6d5c530 49use vars @EXPORT, @EXPORT_OK;
bb40d378 50use vars qw($error $debug $major_version $minor_version);
51# Deprecated visible variables.
52use vars qw($autoabbrev $getopt_compat $ignorecase $bundling $order
53 $passthrough);
e6d5c530 54# Official invisible variables.
55use vars qw($genprefix);
56
57# Public subroutines.
58sub Configure (@);
59sub config (@); # deprecated name
60sub GetOptions;
61
62# Private subroutines.
63sub ConfigDefaults ();
64sub FindOption ($$$$$$$);
65sub Croak (@); # demand loading the real Croak
404cbe93 66
bb40d378 67################ Local Variables ################
404cbe93 68
e6d5c530 69################ Resident subroutines ################
70
71sub ConfigDefaults () {
72 # Handle POSIX compliancy.
73 if ( defined $ENV{"POSIXLY_CORRECT"} ) {
74 $genprefix = "(--|-)";
75 $autoabbrev = 0; # no automatic abbrev of options
76 $bundling = 0; # no bundling of single letter switches
77 $getopt_compat = 0; # disallow '+' to start options
78 $order = $REQUIRE_ORDER;
79 }
80 else {
81 $genprefix = "(--|-|\\+)";
82 $autoabbrev = 1; # automatic abbrev of options
83 $bundling = 0; # bundling off by default
84 $getopt_compat = 1; # allow '+' to start options
85 $order = $PERMUTE;
86 }
87 # Other configurable settings.
88 $debug = 0; # for debugging
89 $error = 0; # error tally
90 $ignorecase = 1; # ignore case when matching options
91 $passthrough = 0; # leave unrecognized options alone
92}
93
94################ Initialization ################
95
96# Values for $order. See GNU getopt.c for details.
97($REQUIRE_ORDER, $PERMUTE, $RETURN_IN_ORDER) = (0..2);
98# Version major/minor numbers.
99($major_version, $minor_version) = $VERSION =~ /^(\d+)\.(\d+)/;
100
101# Set defaults.
102ConfigDefaults ();
103
104################ Package return ################
105
1061;
107
108__END__
109
110################ AutoLoading subroutines ################
111
112# RCS Status : $Id: GetoptLongAl.pl,v 2.20 1998-06-14 15:02:19+02 jv Exp $
113# Author : Johan Vromans
114# Created On : Fri Mar 27 11:50:30 1998
115# Last Modified By: Johan Vromans
116# Last Modified On: Sun Jun 14 13:54:35 1998
117# Update Count : 24
118# Status : Released
404cbe93 119
bb40d378 120sub GetOptions {
404cbe93 121
bb40d378 122 my @optionlist = @_; # local copy of the option descriptions
e6d5c530 123 my $argend = '--'; # option list terminator
124 my %opctl = (); # table of arg.specs (long and abbrevs)
125 my %bopctl = (); # table of arg.specs (bundles)
126 my $pkg = (caller)[0]; # current context
bb40d378 127 # Needed if linkage is omitted.
e6d5c530 128 my %aliases= (); # alias table
bb40d378 129 my @ret = (); # accum for non-options
130 my %linkage; # linkage
131 my $userlinkage; # user supplied HASH
e6d5c530 132 my $opt; # current option
133 my $genprefix = $genprefix; # so we can call the same module many times
134 my @opctl; # the possible long option names
135
bb40d378 136 $error = '';
404cbe93 137
e6d5c530 138 print STDERR ("GetOpt::Long $Getopt::Long::VERSION ",
139 "called from package \"$pkg\".",
140 "\n ",
141 'GetOptionsAl $Revision: 2.20 $ ',
142 "\n ",
143 "ARGV: (@ARGV)",
144 "\n ",
145 "autoabbrev=$autoabbrev,".
146 "bundling=$bundling,",
147 "getopt_compat=$getopt_compat,",
148 "order=$order,",
149 "\n ",
150 "ignorecase=$ignorecase,",
151 "passthrough=$passthrough,",
152 "genprefix=\"$genprefix\".",
153 "\n")
bb40d378 154 if $debug;
404cbe93 155
bb40d378 156 # Check for ref HASH as first argument.
157 # First argument may be an object. It's OK to use this as long
158 # as it is really a hash underneath.
159 $userlinkage = undef;
160 if ( ref($optionlist[0]) and
161 "$optionlist[0]" =~ /^(?:.*\=)?HASH\([^\(]*\)$/ ) {
162 $userlinkage = shift (@optionlist);
163 print STDERR ("=> user linkage: $userlinkage\n") if $debug;
164 }
404cbe93 165
bb40d378 166 # See if the first element of the optionlist contains option
167 # starter characters.
168 if ( $optionlist[0] =~ /^\W+$/ ) {
169 $genprefix = shift (@optionlist);
170 # Turn into regexp. Needs to be parenthesized!
171 $genprefix =~ s/(\W)/\\$1/g;
172 $genprefix = "([" . $genprefix . "])";
173 }
404cbe93 174
bb40d378 175 # Verify correctness of optionlist.
176 %opctl = ();
177 %bopctl = ();
178 while ( @optionlist > 0 ) {
179 my $opt = shift (@optionlist);
404cbe93 180
bb40d378 181 # Strip leading prefix so people can specify "--foo=i" if they like.
3a0431da 182 $opt = $+ if $opt =~ /^$genprefix+(.*)$/s;
404cbe93 183
bb40d378 184 if ( $opt eq '<>' ) {
185 if ( (defined $userlinkage)
186 && !(@optionlist > 0 && ref($optionlist[0]))
187 && (exists $userlinkage->{$opt})
188 && ref($userlinkage->{$opt}) ) {
189 unshift (@optionlist, $userlinkage->{$opt});
190 }
191 unless ( @optionlist > 0
192 && ref($optionlist[0]) && ref($optionlist[0]) eq 'CODE' ) {
193 $error .= "Option spec <> requires a reference to a subroutine\n";
194 next;
195 }
196 $linkage{'<>'} = shift (@optionlist);
197 next;
198 }
404cbe93 199
bb40d378 200 # Match option spec. Allow '?' as an alias.
e6d5c530 201 if ( $opt !~ /^((\w+[-\w]*)(\|(\?|\w[-\w]*)?)*)?([!~+]|[=:][infse][@%]?)?$/ ) {
bb40d378 202 $error .= "Error in option spec: \"$opt\"\n";
203 next;
204 }
205 my ($o, $c, $a) = ($1, $5);
206 $c = '' unless defined $c;
404cbe93 207
bb40d378 208 if ( ! defined $o ) {
209 # empty -> '-' option
210 $opctl{$o = ''} = $c;
211 }
212 else {
213 # Handle alias names
214 my @o = split (/\|/, $o);
215 my $linko = $o = $o[0];
216 # Force an alias if the option name is not locase.
217 $a = $o unless $o eq lc($o);
218 $o = lc ($o)
219 if $ignorecase > 1
220 || ($ignorecase
221 && ($bundling ? length($o) > 1 : 1));
404cbe93 222
bb40d378 223 foreach ( @o ) {
224 if ( $bundling && length($_) == 1 ) {
225 $_ = lc ($_) if $ignorecase > 1;
226 if ( $c eq '!' ) {
227 $opctl{"no$_"} = $c;
228 warn ("Ignoring '!' modifier for short option $_\n");
229 $c = '';
230 }
231 $opctl{$_} = $bopctl{$_} = $c;
232 }
233 else {
234 $_ = lc ($_) if $ignorecase;
235 if ( $c eq '!' ) {
236 $opctl{"no$_"} = $c;
237 $c = '';
238 }
239 $opctl{$_} = $c;
240 }
241 if ( defined $a ) {
242 # Note alias.
243 $aliases{$_} = $a;
244 }
245 else {
246 # Set primary name.
247 $a = $_;
248 }
249 }
250 $o = $linko;
251 }
404cbe93 252
bb40d378 253 # If no linkage is supplied in the @optionlist, copy it from
254 # the userlinkage if available.
255 if ( defined $userlinkage ) {
256 unless ( @optionlist > 0 && ref($optionlist[0]) ) {
257 if ( exists $userlinkage->{$o} && ref($userlinkage->{$o}) ) {
258 print STDERR ("=> found userlinkage for \"$o\": ",
259 "$userlinkage->{$o}\n")
260 if $debug;
261 unshift (@optionlist, $userlinkage->{$o});
262 }
263 else {
264 # Do nothing. Being undefined will be handled later.
265 next;
266 }
267 }
268 }
404cbe93 269
bb40d378 270 # Copy the linkage. If omitted, link to global variable.
271 if ( @optionlist > 0 && ref($optionlist[0]) ) {
272 print STDERR ("=> link \"$o\" to $optionlist[0]\n")
273 if $debug;
274 if ( ref($optionlist[0]) =~ /^(SCALAR|CODE)$/ ) {
275 $linkage{$o} = shift (@optionlist);
276 }
277 elsif ( ref($optionlist[0]) =~ /^(ARRAY)$/ ) {
278 $linkage{$o} = shift (@optionlist);
279 $opctl{$o} .= '@'
280 if $opctl{$o} ne '' and $opctl{$o} !~ /\@$/;
281 $bopctl{$o} .= '@'
282 if $bundling and defined $bopctl{$o} and
283 $bopctl{$o} ne '' and $bopctl{$o} !~ /\@$/;
284 }
285 elsif ( ref($optionlist[0]) =~ /^(HASH)$/ ) {
286 $linkage{$o} = shift (@optionlist);
287 $opctl{$o} .= '%'
288 if $opctl{$o} ne '' and $opctl{$o} !~ /\%$/;
289 $bopctl{$o} .= '%'
290 if $bundling and defined $bopctl{$o} and
291 $bopctl{$o} ne '' and $bopctl{$o} !~ /\%$/;
292 }
293 else {
294 $error .= "Invalid option linkage for \"$opt\"\n";
295 }
296 }
297 else {
298 # Link to global $opt_XXX variable.
299 # Make sure a valid perl identifier results.
300 my $ov = $o;
301 $ov =~ s/\W/_/g;
302 if ( $c =~ /@/ ) {
303 print STDERR ("=> link \"$o\" to \@$pkg","::opt_$ov\n")
304 if $debug;
305 eval ("\$linkage{\$o} = \\\@".$pkg."::opt_$ov;");
306 }
307 elsif ( $c =~ /%/ ) {
308 print STDERR ("=> link \"$o\" to \%$pkg","::opt_$ov\n")
309 if $debug;
310 eval ("\$linkage{\$o} = \\\%".$pkg."::opt_$ov;");
311 }
312 else {
313 print STDERR ("=> link \"$o\" to \$$pkg","::opt_$ov\n")
314 if $debug;
315 eval ("\$linkage{\$o} = \\\$".$pkg."::opt_$ov;");
316 }
317 }
318 }
319
320 # Bail out if errors found.
321 die ($error) if $error;
322 $error = 0;
323
324 # Sort the possible long option names.
325 @opctl = sort(keys (%opctl)) if $autoabbrev;
326
327 # Show the options tables if debugging.
328 if ( $debug ) {
329 my ($arrow, $k, $v);
330 $arrow = "=> ";
331 while ( ($k,$v) = each(%opctl) ) {
332 print STDERR ($arrow, "\$opctl{\"$k\"} = \"$v\"\n");
333 $arrow = " ";
334 }
335 $arrow = "=> ";
336 while ( ($k,$v) = each(%bopctl) ) {
337 print STDERR ($arrow, "\$bopctl{\"$k\"} = \"$v\"\n");
338 $arrow = " ";
339 }
340 }
341
342 # Process argument list
343 while ( @ARGV > 0 ) {
344
345 #### Get next argument ####
346
347 $opt = shift (@ARGV);
bb40d378 348 print STDERR ("=> option \"", $opt, "\"\n") if $debug;
349
350 #### Determine what we have ####
351
352 # Double dash is option list terminator.
353 if ( $opt eq $argend ) {
354 # Finish. Push back accumulated arguments and return.
355 unshift (@ARGV, @ret)
356 if $order == $PERMUTE;
357 return ($error == 0);
358 }
359
360 my $tryopt = $opt;
e6d5c530 361 my $found; # success status
362 my $dsttype; # destination type ('@' or '%')
363 my $incr; # destination increment
364 my $key; # key (if hash type)
365 my $arg; # option argument
366
367 ($found, $opt, $arg, $dsttype, $incr, $key) =
368 FindOption ($genprefix, $argend, $opt,
369 \%opctl, \%bopctl, \@opctl, \%aliases);
bb40d378 370
e6d5c530 371 if ( $found ) {
bb40d378 372
e6d5c530 373 # FindOption undefines $opt in case of errors.
bb40d378 374 next unless defined $opt;
375
376 if ( defined $arg ) {
377 $opt = $aliases{$opt} if defined $aliases{$opt};
378
379 if ( defined $linkage{$opt} ) {
380 print STDERR ("=> ref(\$L{$opt}) -> ",
381 ref($linkage{$opt}), "\n") if $debug;
382
383 if ( ref($linkage{$opt}) eq 'SCALAR' ) {
e6d5c530 384 if ( $incr ) {
385 print STDERR ("=> \$\$L{$opt} += \"$arg\"\n")
386 if $debug;
387 if ( defined ${$linkage{$opt}} ) {
388 ${$linkage{$opt}} += $arg;
389 }
390 else {
391 ${$linkage{$opt}} = $arg;
392 }
393 }
394 else {
395 print STDERR ("=> \$\$L{$opt} = \"$arg\"\n")
396 if $debug;
397 ${$linkage{$opt}} = $arg;
398 }
bb40d378 399 }
400 elsif ( ref($linkage{$opt}) eq 'ARRAY' ) {
401 print STDERR ("=> push(\@{\$L{$opt}, \"$arg\")\n")
402 if $debug;
403 push (@{$linkage{$opt}}, $arg);
404 }
405 elsif ( ref($linkage{$opt}) eq 'HASH' ) {
406 print STDERR ("=> \$\$L{$opt}->{$key} = \"$arg\"\n")
407 if $debug;
408 $linkage{$opt}->{$key} = $arg;
409 }
410 elsif ( ref($linkage{$opt}) eq 'CODE' ) {
411 print STDERR ("=> &L{$opt}(\"$opt\", \"$arg\")\n")
412 if $debug;
413 &{$linkage{$opt}}($opt, $arg);
414 }
415 else {
416 print STDERR ("Invalid REF type \"", ref($linkage{$opt}),
417 "\" in linkage\n");
e6d5c530 418 Croak ("Getopt::Long -- internal error!\n");
bb40d378 419 }
420 }
421 # No entry in linkage means entry in userlinkage.
e6d5c530 422 elsif ( $dsttype eq '@' ) {
bb40d378 423 if ( defined $userlinkage->{$opt} ) {
424 print STDERR ("=> push(\@{\$L{$opt}}, \"$arg\")\n")
425 if $debug;
426 push (@{$userlinkage->{$opt}}, $arg);
427 }
428 else {
429 print STDERR ("=>\$L{$opt} = [\"$arg\"]\n")
430 if $debug;
431 $userlinkage->{$opt} = [$arg];
432 }
433 }
e6d5c530 434 elsif ( $dsttype eq '%' ) {
bb40d378 435 if ( defined $userlinkage->{$opt} ) {
436 print STDERR ("=> \$L{$opt}->{$key} = \"$arg\"\n")
437 if $debug;
438 $userlinkage->{$opt}->{$key} = $arg;
439 }
440 else {
441 print STDERR ("=>\$L{$opt} = {$key => \"$arg\"}\n")
442 if $debug;
443 $userlinkage->{$opt} = {$key => $arg};
444 }
445 }
446 else {
e6d5c530 447 if ( $incr ) {
448 print STDERR ("=> \$L{$opt} += \"$arg\"\n")
449 if $debug;
450 if ( defined $userlinkage->{$opt} ) {
451 $userlinkage->{$opt} += $arg;
452 }
453 else {
454 $userlinkage->{$opt} = $arg;
455 }
456 }
457 else {
458 print STDERR ("=>\$L{$opt} = \"$arg\"\n") if $debug;
459 $userlinkage->{$opt} = $arg;
460 }
bb40d378 461 }
462 }
463 }
464
465 # Not an option. Save it if we $PERMUTE and don't have a <>.
466 elsif ( $order == $PERMUTE ) {
467 # Try non-options call-back.
468 my $cb;
469 if ( (defined ($cb = $linkage{'<>'})) ) {
470 &$cb ($tryopt);
471 }
472 else {
473 print STDERR ("=> saving \"$tryopt\" ",
474 "(not an option, may permute)\n") if $debug;
475 push (@ret, $tryopt);
476 }
477 next;
478 }
479
480 # ...otherwise, terminate.
481 else {
482 # Push this one back and exit.
483 unshift (@ARGV, $tryopt);
484 return ($error == 0);
485 }
486
487 }
488
489 # Finish.
490 if ( $order == $PERMUTE ) {
491 # Push back accumulated arguments
492 print STDERR ("=> restoring \"", join('" "', @ret), "\"\n")
493 if $debug && @ret > 0;
494 unshift (@ARGV, @ret) if @ret > 0;
495 }
496
497 return ($error == 0);
498}
499
e6d5c530 500# Option lookup.
501sub FindOption ($$$$$$$) {
bb40d378 502
e6d5c530 503 # returns (1, $opt, $arg, $dsttype, $incr, $key) if okay,
504 # returns (0) otherwise.
bb40d378 505
e6d5c530 506 my ($prefix, $argend, $opt, $opctl, $bopctl, $names, $aliases) = @_;
507 my $key; # hash key for a hash option
508 my $arg;
bb40d378 509
e6d5c530 510 print STDERR ("=> find \"$opt\", prefix=\"$prefix\"\n") if $debug;
bb40d378 511
e6d5c530 512 return (0) unless $opt =~ /^$prefix(.*)$/s;
bb40d378 513
3a0431da 514 $opt = $+;
bb40d378 515 my ($starter) = $1;
516
517 print STDERR ("=> split \"$starter\"+\"$opt\"\n") if $debug;
518
519 my $optarg = undef; # value supplied with --opt=value
520 my $rest = undef; # remainder from unbundling
521
522 # If it is a long option, it may include the value.
523 if (($starter eq "--" || ($getopt_compat && !$bundling))
3a0431da 524 && $opt =~ /^([^=]+)=(.*)$/s ) {
bb40d378 525 $opt = $1;
526 $optarg = $2;
527 print STDERR ("=> option \"", $opt,
528 "\", optarg = \"$optarg\"\n") if $debug;
529 }
530
531 #### Look it up ###
532
533 my $tryopt = $opt; # option to try
e6d5c530 534 my $optbl = $opctl; # table to look it up (long names)
bb40d378 535 my $type;
e6d5c530 536 my $dsttype = '';
537 my $incr = 0;
bb40d378 538
539 if ( $bundling && $starter eq '-' ) {
540 # Unbundle single letter option.
541 $rest = substr ($tryopt, 1);
542 $tryopt = substr ($tryopt, 0, 1);
543 $tryopt = lc ($tryopt) if $ignorecase > 1;
544 print STDERR ("=> $starter$tryopt unbundled from ",
545 "$starter$tryopt$rest\n") if $debug;
546 $rest = undef unless $rest ne '';
e6d5c530 547 $optbl = $bopctl; # look it up in the short names table
bb40d378 548
549 # If bundling == 2, long options can override bundles.
550 if ( $bundling == 2 and
e6d5c530 551 defined ($type = $opctl->{$tryopt.$rest}) ) {
bb40d378 552 print STDERR ("=> $starter$tryopt rebundled to ",
553 "$starter$tryopt$rest\n") if $debug;
554 $tryopt .= $rest;
555 undef $rest;
556 }
557 }
558
559 # Try auto-abbreviation.
560 elsif ( $autoabbrev ) {
561 # Downcase if allowed.
562 $tryopt = $opt = lc ($opt) if $ignorecase;
563 # Turn option name into pattern.
564 my $pat = quotemeta ($opt);
565 # Look up in option names.
e6d5c530 566 my @hits = grep (/^$pat/, @{$names});
bb40d378 567 print STDERR ("=> ", scalar(@hits), " hits (@hits) with \"$pat\" ",
e6d5c530 568 "out of ", scalar(@{$names}), "\n") if $debug;
bb40d378 569
570 # Check for ambiguous results.
571 unless ( (@hits <= 1) || (grep ($_ eq $opt, @hits) == 1) ) {
572 # See if all matches are for the same option.
573 my %hit;
574 foreach ( @hits ) {
e6d5c530 575 $_ = $aliases->{$_} if defined $aliases->{$_};
bb40d378 576 $hit{$_} = 1;
577 }
578 # Now see if it really is ambiguous.
579 unless ( keys(%hit) == 1 ) {
e6d5c530 580 return (0) if $passthrough;
bb40d378 581 warn ("Option ", $opt, " is ambiguous (",
582 join(", ", @hits), ")\n");
583 $error++;
584 undef $opt;
e6d5c530 585 return (1, $opt,$arg,$dsttype,$incr,$key);
bb40d378 586 }
587 @hits = keys(%hit);
588 }
589
590 # Complete the option name, if appropriate.
591 if ( @hits == 1 && $hits[0] ne $opt ) {
592 $tryopt = $hits[0];
593 $tryopt = lc ($tryopt) if $ignorecase;
594 print STDERR ("=> option \"$opt\" -> \"$tryopt\"\n")
595 if $debug;
596 }
597 }
598
599 # Map to all lowercase if ignoring case.
600 elsif ( $ignorecase ) {
601 $tryopt = lc ($opt);
602 }
603
604 # Check validity by fetching the info.
605 $type = $optbl->{$tryopt} unless defined $type;
606 unless ( defined $type ) {
e6d5c530 607 return (0) if $passthrough;
bb40d378 608 warn ("Unknown option: ", $opt, "\n");
609 $error++;
e6d5c530 610 return (1, $opt,$arg,$dsttype,$incr,$key);
bb40d378 611 }
612 # Apparently valid.
613 $opt = $tryopt;
614 print STDERR ("=> found \"$type\" for ", $opt, "\n") if $debug;
615
616 #### Determine argument status ####
617
618 # If it is an option w/o argument, we're almost finished with it.
e6d5c530 619 if ( $type eq '' || $type eq '!' || $type eq '+' ) {
bb40d378 620 if ( defined $optarg ) {
e6d5c530 621 return (0) if $passthrough;
bb40d378 622 warn ("Option ", $opt, " does not take an argument\n");
623 $error++;
624 undef $opt;
625 }
e6d5c530 626 elsif ( $type eq '' || $type eq '+' ) {
bb40d378 627 $arg = 1; # supply explicit value
e6d5c530 628 $incr = $type eq '+';
bb40d378 629 }
630 else {
631 substr ($opt, 0, 2) = ''; # strip NO prefix
632 $arg = 0; # supply explicit value
633 }
634 unshift (@ARGV, $starter.$rest) if defined $rest;
e6d5c530 635 return (1, $opt,$arg,$dsttype,$incr,$key);
bb40d378 636 }
637
638 # Get mandatory status and type info.
639 my $mand;
e6d5c530 640 ($mand, $type, $dsttype, $key) = $type =~ /^(.)(.)([@%]?)$/;
bb40d378 641
642 # Check if there is an option argument available.
643 if ( defined $optarg ? ($optarg eq '')
644 : !(defined $rest || @ARGV > 0) ) {
645 # Complain if this option needs an argument.
646 if ( $mand eq "=" ) {
e6d5c530 647 return (0) if $passthrough;
bb40d378 648 warn ("Option ", $opt, " requires an argument\n");
649 $error++;
650 undef $opt;
651 }
652 if ( $mand eq ":" ) {
653 $arg = $type eq "s" ? '' : 0;
654 }
e6d5c530 655 return (1, $opt,$arg,$dsttype,$incr,$key);
bb40d378 656 }
657
658 # Get (possibly optional) argument.
659 $arg = (defined $rest ? $rest
660 : (defined $optarg ? $optarg : shift (@ARGV)));
661
662 # Get key if this is a "name=value" pair for a hash option.
663 $key = undef;
e6d5c530 664 if ($dsttype eq '%' && defined $arg) {
3a0431da 665 ($key, $arg) = ($arg =~ /^(.*)=(.*)$/s) ? ($1, $2) : ($arg, 1);
bb40d378 666 }
667
668 #### Check if the argument is valid for this option ####
669
670 if ( $type eq "s" ) { # string
671 # A mandatory string takes anything.
e6d5c530 672 return (1, $opt,$arg,$dsttype,$incr,$key) if $mand eq "=";
bb40d378 673
674 # An optional string takes almost anything.
e6d5c530 675 return (1, $opt,$arg,$dsttype,$incr,$key)
676 if defined $optarg || defined $rest;
677 return (1, $opt,$arg,$dsttype,$incr,$key) if $arg eq "-"; # ??
bb40d378 678
679 # Check for option or option list terminator.
680 if ($arg eq $argend ||
e6d5c530 681 $arg =~ /^$prefix.+/) {
bb40d378 682 # Push back.
683 unshift (@ARGV, $arg);
684 # Supply empty value.
685 $arg = '';
686 }
687 }
688
689 elsif ( $type eq "n" || $type eq "i" ) { # numeric/integer
3a0431da 690 if ( $bundling && defined $rest && $rest =~ /^(-?[0-9]+)(.*)$/s ) {
bb40d378 691 $arg = $1;
692 $rest = $2;
693 unshift (@ARGV, $starter.$rest) if defined $rest && $rest ne '';
694 }
695 elsif ( $arg !~ /^-?[0-9]+$/ ) {
696 if ( defined $optarg || $mand eq "=" ) {
697 if ( $passthrough ) {
698 unshift (@ARGV, defined $rest ? $starter.$rest : $arg)
699 unless defined $optarg;
e6d5c530 700 return (0);
bb40d378 701 }
702 warn ("Value \"", $arg, "\" invalid for option ",
703 $opt, " (number expected)\n");
704 $error++;
705 undef $opt;
706 # Push back.
707 unshift (@ARGV, $starter.$rest) if defined $rest;
708 }
709 else {
710 # Push back.
711 unshift (@ARGV, defined $rest ? $starter.$rest : $arg);
712 # Supply default value.
713 $arg = 0;
714 }
715 }
716 }
717
718 elsif ( $type eq "f" ) { # real number, int is also ok
719 # We require at least one digit before a point or 'e',
720 # and at least one digit following the point and 'e'.
721 # [-]NN[.NN][eNN]
722 if ( $bundling && defined $rest &&
3a0431da 723 $rest =~ /^(-?[0-9]+(\.[0-9]+)?([eE]-?[0-9]+)?)(.*)$/s ) {
bb40d378 724 $arg = $1;
3a0431da 725 $rest = $+;
bb40d378 726 unshift (@ARGV, $starter.$rest) if defined $rest && $rest ne '';
727 }
728 elsif ( $arg !~ /^-?[0-9.]+(\.[0-9]+)?([eE]-?[0-9]+)?$/ ) {
729 if ( defined $optarg || $mand eq "=" ) {
730 if ( $passthrough ) {
731 unshift (@ARGV, defined $rest ? $starter.$rest : $arg)
732 unless defined $optarg;
e6d5c530 733 return (0);
bb40d378 734 }
735 warn ("Value \"", $arg, "\" invalid for option ",
736 $opt, " (real number expected)\n");
737 $error++;
738 undef $opt;
739 # Push back.
740 unshift (@ARGV, $starter.$rest) if defined $rest;
741 }
742 else {
743 # Push back.
744 unshift (@ARGV, defined $rest ? $starter.$rest : $arg);
745 # Supply default value.
746 $arg = 0.0;
747 }
748 }
749 }
750 else {
e6d5c530 751 Croak ("GetOpt::Long internal error (Can't happen)\n");
bb40d378 752 }
e6d5c530 753 return (1, $opt, $arg, $dsttype, $incr, $key);
754}
bb40d378 755
e6d5c530 756# Getopt::Long Configuration.
757sub Configure (@) {
758 my (@options) = @_;
759 my $opt;
760 foreach $opt ( @options ) {
761 my $try = lc ($opt);
762 my $action = 1;
763 if ( $try =~ /^no_?(.*)$/s ) {
764 $action = 0;
765 $try = $+;
766 }
767 if ( $try eq 'default' or $try eq 'defaults' ) {
768 ConfigDefaults () if $action;
769 }
770 elsif ( $try eq 'auto_abbrev' or $try eq 'autoabbrev' ) {
771 $autoabbrev = $action;
772 }
773 elsif ( $try eq 'getopt_compat' ) {
774 $getopt_compat = $action;
775 }
776 elsif ( $try eq 'ignorecase' or $try eq 'ignore_case' ) {
777 $ignorecase = $action;
778 }
779 elsif ( $try eq 'ignore_case_always' ) {
780 $ignorecase = $action ? 2 : 0;
781 }
782 elsif ( $try eq 'bundling' ) {
783 $bundling = $action;
784 }
785 elsif ( $try eq 'bundling_override' ) {
786 $bundling = $action ? 2 : 0;
787 }
788 elsif ( $try eq 'require_order' ) {
789 $order = $action ? $REQUIRE_ORDER : $PERMUTE;
790 }
791 elsif ( $try eq 'permute' ) {
792 $order = $action ? $PERMUTE : $REQUIRE_ORDER;
793 }
794 elsif ( $try eq 'pass_through' or $try eq 'passthrough' ) {
795 $passthrough = $action;
796 }
797 elsif ( $try =~ /^prefix=(.+)$/ ) {
798 $genprefix = $1;
799 # Turn into regexp. Needs to be parenthesized!
800 $genprefix = "(" . quotemeta($genprefix) . ")";
801 eval { '' =~ /$genprefix/; };
802 Croak ("Getopt::Long: invalid pattern \"$genprefix\"") if $@;
803 }
804 elsif ( $try =~ /^prefix_pattern=(.+)$/ ) {
805 $genprefix = $1;
806 # Parenthesize if needed.
807 $genprefix = "(" . $genprefix . ")"
808 unless $genprefix =~ /^\(.*\)$/;
809 eval { '' =~ /$genprefix/; };
810 Croak ("Getopt::Long: invalid pattern \"$genprefix\"") if $@;
811 }
812 elsif ( $try eq 'debug' ) {
813 $debug = $action;
814 }
815 else {
816 Croak ("Getopt::Long: unknown config parameter \"$opt\"")
817 }
bb40d378 818 }
e6d5c530 819}
bb40d378 820
e6d5c530 821# Deprecated name.
822sub config (@) {
823 Configure (@_);
824}
bb40d378 825
e6d5c530 826# To prevent Carp from being loaded unnecessarily.
827sub Croak (@) {
828 require 'Carp.pm';
829 $Carp::CarpLevel = 1;
830 Carp::croak(@_);
831};
bb40d378 832
e6d5c530 833################ Documentation ################
bb40d378 834
835=head1 NAME
836
837GetOptions - extended processing of command line options
838
839=head1 SYNOPSIS
840
841 use Getopt::Long;
842 $result = GetOptions (...option-descriptions...);
843
844=head1 DESCRIPTION
845
846The Getopt::Long module implements an extended getopt function called
847GetOptions(). This function adheres to the POSIX syntax for command
848line options, with GNU extensions. In general, this means that options
849have long names instead of single letters, and are introduced with a
850double dash "--". Support for bundling of command line options, as was
851the case with the more traditional single-letter approach, is provided
852but not enabled by default. For example, the UNIX "ps" command can be
853given the command line "option"
854
855 -vax
856
857which means the combination of B<-v>, B<-a> and B<-x>. With the new
858syntax B<--vax> would be a single option, probably indicating a
859computer architecture.
860
861Command line options can be used to set values. These values can be
862specified in one of two ways:
863
864 --size 24
865 --size=24
866
867GetOptions is called with a list of option-descriptions, each of which
868consists of two elements: the option specifier and the option linkage.
869The option specifier defines the name of the option and, optionally,
870the value it can take. The option linkage is usually a reference to a
871variable that will be set when the option is used. For example, the
872following call to GetOptions:
873
874 GetOptions("size=i" => \$offset);
875
876will accept a command line option "size" that must have an integer
877value. With a command line of "--size 24" this will cause the variable
878$offset to get the value 24.
879
880Alternatively, the first argument to GetOptions may be a reference to
881a HASH describing the linkage for the options, or an object whose
882class is based on a HASH. The following call is equivalent to the
883example above:
884
885 %optctl = ("size" => \$offset);
886 GetOptions(\%optctl, "size=i");
887
888Linkage may be specified using either of the above methods, or both.
889Linkage specified in the argument list takes precedence over the
890linkage specified in the HASH.
891
892The command line options are taken from array @ARGV. Upon completion
893of GetOptions, @ARGV will contain the rest (i.e. the non-options) of
894the command line.
895
896Each option specifier designates the name of the option, optionally
897followed by an argument specifier.
898
899Options that do not take arguments will have no argument specifier.
900The option variable will be set to 1 if the option is used.
901
902For the other options, the values for argument specifiers are:
903
904=over 8
905
906=item !
907
908Option does not take an argument and may be negated, i.e. prefixed by
909"no". E.g. "foo!" will allow B<--foo> (with value 1) and B<-nofoo>
910(with value 0).
911The option variable will be set to 1, or 0 if negated.
912
e6d5c530 913=item +
914
915Option does not take an argument and will be incremented by 1 every
916time it appears on the command line. E.g. "more+", when used with
917B<--more --more --more>, will set the option variable to 3 (provided
918it was 0 or undefined at first).
919
920The B<+> specifier is ignored if the option destination is not a SCALAR.
921
bb40d378 922=item =s
923
924Option takes a mandatory string argument.
925This string will be assigned to the option variable.
926Note that even if the string argument starts with B<-> or B<-->, it
927will not be considered an option on itself.
928
929=item :s
930
931Option takes an optional string argument.
932This string will be assigned to the option variable.
933If omitted, it will be assigned "" (an empty string).
934If the string argument starts with B<-> or B<-->, it
935will be considered an option on itself.
936
937=item =i
938
939Option takes a mandatory integer argument.
940This value will be assigned to the option variable.
941Note that the value may start with B<-> to indicate a negative
942value.
943
944=item :i
945
946Option takes an optional integer argument.
947This value will be assigned to the option variable.
948If omitted, the value 0 will be assigned.
949Note that the value may start with B<-> to indicate a negative
950value.
951
952=item =f
953
954Option takes a mandatory real number argument.
404cbe93 955This value will be assigned to the option variable.
956Note that the value may start with B<-> to indicate a negative
957value.
958
959=item :f
960
961Option takes an optional real number argument.
962This value will be assigned to the option variable.
963If omitted, the value 0 will be assigned.
964
965=back
966
967A lone dash B<-> is considered an option, the corresponding option
968name is the empty string.
969
970A double dash on itself B<--> signals end of the options list.
971
972=head2 Linkage specification
973
974The linkage specifier is optional. If no linkage is explicitly
975specified but a ref HASH is passed, GetOptions will place the value in
976the HASH. For example:
977
978 %optctl = ();
02a7d5cb 979 GetOptions (\%optctl, "size=i");
404cbe93 980
981will perform the equivalent of the assignment
982
983 $optctl{"size"} = 24;
984
985For array options, a reference to an array is used, e.g.:
986
987 %optctl = ();
02a7d5cb 988 GetOptions (\%optctl, "sizes=i@");
404cbe93 989
990with command line "-sizes 24 -sizes 48" will perform the equivalent of
991the assignment
992
993 $optctl{"sizes"} = [24, 48];
994
381319f7 995For hash options (an option whose argument looks like "name=value"),
996a reference to a hash is used, e.g.:
997
998 %optctl = ();
02a7d5cb 999 GetOptions (\%optctl, "define=s%");
381319f7 1000
1001with command line "--define foo=hello --define bar=world" will perform the
1002equivalent of the assignment
1003
1004 $optctl{"define"} = {foo=>'hello', bar=>'world')
1005
404cbe93 1006If no linkage is explicitly specified and no ref HASH is passed,
1007GetOptions will put the value in a global variable named after the
1008option, prefixed by "opt_". To yield a usable Perl variable,
1009characters that are not part of the syntax for variables are
1010translated to underscores. For example, "--fpp-struct-return" will set
1011the variable $opt_fpp_struct_return. Note that this variable resides
1012in the namespace of the calling program, not necessarily B<main>.
1013For example:
1014
02a7d5cb 1015 GetOptions ("size=i", "sizes=i@");
404cbe93 1016
1017with command line "-size 10 -sizes 24 -sizes 48" will perform the
1018equivalent of the assignments
1019
1020 $opt_size = 10;
1021 @opt_sizes = (24, 48);
1022
1023A lone dash B<-> is considered an option, the corresponding Perl
1024identifier is $opt_ .
1025
1026The linkage specifier can be a reference to a scalar, a reference to
381319f7 1027an array, a reference to a hash or a reference to a subroutine.
404cbe93 1028
535b5725 1029Note that, if your code is running under the recommended C<use strict
1030'vars'> pragma, it may be helpful to declare these package variables
1031via C<use vars> perhaps something like this:
1032
e6d5c530 1033 use vars qw/ $opt_size @opt_sizes $opt_bar /;
535b5725 1034
404cbe93 1035If a REF SCALAR is supplied, the new value is stored in the referenced
1036variable. If the option occurs more than once, the previous value is
1037overwritten.
1038
1039If a REF ARRAY is supplied, the new value is appended (pushed) to the
1040referenced array.
1041
381319f7 1042If a REF HASH is supplied, the option value should look like "key" or
1043"key=value" (if the "=value" is omitted then a value of 1 is implied).
1044In this case, the element of the referenced hash with the key "key"
1045is assigned "value".
1046
404cbe93 1047If a REF CODE is supplied, the referenced subroutine is called with
1048two arguments: the option name and the option value.
1049The option name is always the true name, not an abbreviation or alias.
f06db76b 1050
404cbe93 1051=head2 Aliases and abbreviations
f06db76b 1052
1053The option name may actually be a list of option names, separated by
404cbe93 1054"|"s, e.g. "foo|bar|blech=s". In this example, "foo" is the true name
5f05dabc 1055of this option. If no linkage is specified, options "foo", "bar" and
bb40d378 1056"blech" all will set $opt_foo. For convenience, the single character
1057"?" is allowed as an alias, e.g. "help|?".
f06db76b 1058
1059Option names may be abbreviated to uniqueness, depending on
a11f5414 1060configuration option B<auto_abbrev>.
f06db76b 1061
404cbe93 1062=head2 Non-option call-back routine
f06db76b 1063
5f05dabc 1064A special option specifier, E<lt>E<gt>, can be used to designate a subroutine
404cbe93 1065to handle non-option arguments. GetOptions will immediately call this
1066subroutine for every non-option it encounters in the options list.
1067This subroutine gets the name of the non-option passed.
a11f5414 1068This feature requires configuration option B<permute>, see section
1069CONFIGURATION OPTIONS.
1070
404cbe93 1071See also the examples.
f06db76b 1072
404cbe93 1073=head2 Option starters
f06db76b 1074
404cbe93 1075On the command line, options can start with B<-> (traditional), B<-->
1076(POSIX) and B<+> (GNU, now being phased out). The latter is not
1077allowed if the environment variable B<POSIXLY_CORRECT> has been
1078defined.
f06db76b 1079
1080Options that start with "--" may have an argument appended, separated
1081with an "=", e.g. "--foo=bar".
1082
bb40d378 1083=head2 Return values and Errors
1084
1085Configuration errors and errors in the option definitions are
1086signalled using C<die()> and will terminate the calling
1087program unless the call to C<Getopt::Long::GetOptions()> was embedded
1088in C<eval { ... }> or C<die()> was trapped using C<$SIG{__DIE__}>.
1089
1090A return value of 1 (true) indicates success.
f06db76b 1091
bb40d378 1092A return status of 0 (false) indicates that the function detected one
1093or more errors during option parsing. These errors are signalled using
1094C<warn()> and can be trapped with C<$SIG{__WARN__}>.
1095
1096Errors that can't happen are signalled using C<Carp::croak()>.
f06db76b 1097
404cbe93 1098=head1 COMPATIBILITY
1099
1100Getopt::Long::GetOptions() is the successor of
1101B<newgetopt.pl> that came with Perl 4. It is fully upward compatible.
1102In fact, the Perl 5 version of newgetopt.pl is just a wrapper around
1103the module.
1104
1105If an "@" sign is appended to the argument specifier, the option is
381319f7 1106treated as an array. Value(s) are not set, but pushed into array
1107@opt_name. If explicit linkage is supplied, this must be a reference
1108to an ARRAY.
1109
1110If an "%" sign is appended to the argument specifier, the option is
1111treated as a hash. Value(s) of the form "name=value" are set by
1112setting the element of the hash %opt_name with key "name" to "value"
1113(if the "=value" portion is omitted it defaults to 1). If explicit
1114linkage is supplied, this must be a reference to a HASH.
404cbe93 1115
a11f5414 1116If configuration option B<getopt_compat> is set (see section
1117CONFIGURATION OPTIONS), options that start with "+" or "-" may also
1118include their arguments, e.g. "+foo=bar". This is for compatiblity
1119with older implementations of the GNU "getopt" routine.
404cbe93 1120
bb40d378 1121If the first argument to GetOptions is a string consisting of only
1122non-alphanumeric characters, it is taken to specify the option starter
1123characters. Everything starting with one of these characters from the
1124starter will be considered an option. B<Using a starter argument is
1125strongly deprecated.>
a11f5414 1126
bb40d378 1127For convenience, option specifiers may have a leading B<-> or B<-->,
1128so it is possible to write:
a11f5414 1129
bb40d378 1130 GetOptions qw(-foo=s --bar=i --ar=s);
a11f5414 1131
bb40d378 1132=head1 EXAMPLES
a11f5414 1133
bb40d378 1134If the option specifier is "one:i" (i.e. takes an optional integer
1135argument), then the following situations are handled:
381319f7 1136
bb40d378 1137 -one -two -> $opt_one = '', -two is next option
1138 -one -2 -> $opt_one = -2
f06db76b 1139
bb40d378 1140Also, assume specifiers "foo=s" and "bar:s" :
f06db76b 1141
bb40d378 1142 -bar -xxx -> $opt_bar = '', '-xxx' is next option
1143 -foo -bar -> $opt_foo = '-bar'
1144 -foo -- -> $opt_foo = '--'
f06db76b 1145
bb40d378 1146In GNU or POSIX format, option names and values can be combined:
a0d0e21e 1147
bb40d378 1148 +foo=blech -> $opt_foo = 'blech'
1149 --bar= -> $opt_bar = ''
1150 --bar=-- -> $opt_bar = '--'
a0d0e21e 1151
bb40d378 1152Example of using variable references:
404cbe93 1153
bb40d378 1154 $ret = GetOptions ('foo=s', \$foo, 'bar=i', 'ar=s', \@ar);
404cbe93 1155
bb40d378 1156With command line options "-foo blech -bar 24 -ar xx -ar yy"
1157this will result in:
a0d0e21e 1158
bb40d378 1159 $foo = 'blech'
1160 $opt_bar = 24
1161 @ar = ('xx','yy')
a11f5414 1162
bb40d378 1163Example of using the E<lt>E<gt> option specifier:
a0d0e21e 1164
bb40d378 1165 @ARGV = qw(-foo 1 bar -foo 2 blech);
1166 GetOptions("foo=i", \$myfoo, "<>", \&mysub);
a0d0e21e 1167
bb40d378 1168Results:
a0d0e21e 1169
bb40d378 1170 mysub("bar") will be called (with $myfoo being 1)
1171 mysub("blech") will be called (with $myfoo being 2)
a0d0e21e 1172
bb40d378 1173Compare this with:
a0d0e21e 1174
bb40d378 1175 @ARGV = qw(-foo 1 bar -foo 2 blech);
1176 GetOptions("foo=i", \$myfoo);
a11f5414 1177
bb40d378 1178This will leave the non-options in @ARGV:
404cbe93 1179
bb40d378 1180 $myfoo -> 2
1181 @ARGV -> qw(bar blech)
381319f7 1182
bb40d378 1183=head1 CONFIGURATION OPTIONS
a0d0e21e 1184
bb40d378 1185B<GetOptions> can be configured by calling subroutine
e6d5c530 1186B<Getopt::Long::Configure>. This subroutine takes a list of quoted
bb40d378 1187strings, each specifying a configuration option to be set, e.g.
1188B<ignore_case>. Options can be reset by prefixing with B<no_>, e.g.
1189B<no_ignore_case>. Case does not matter. Multiple calls to B<config>
1190are possible.
a0d0e21e 1191
bb40d378 1192Previous versions of Getopt::Long used variables for the purpose of
1193configuring. Although manipulating these variables still work, it
1194is strongly encouraged to use the new B<config> routine. Besides, it
1195is much easier.
404cbe93 1196
bb40d378 1197The following options are available:
404cbe93 1198
bb40d378 1199=over 12
a0d0e21e 1200
bb40d378 1201=item default
a0d0e21e 1202
bb40d378 1203This option causes all configuration options to be reset to their
1204default values.
404cbe93 1205
bb40d378 1206=item auto_abbrev
404cbe93 1207
bb40d378 1208Allow option names to be abbreviated to uniqueness.
1209Default is set unless environment variable
1210POSIXLY_CORRECT has been set, in which case B<auto_abbrev> is reset.
404cbe93 1211
bb40d378 1212=item getopt_compat
a0d0e21e 1213
bb40d378 1214Allow '+' to start options.
1215Default is set unless environment variable
1216POSIXLY_CORRECT has been set, in which case B<getopt_compat> is reset.
88e49c4e 1217
bb40d378 1218=item require_order
404cbe93 1219
bb40d378 1220Whether non-options are allowed to be mixed with
1221options.
1222Default is set unless environment variable
1223POSIXLY_CORRECT has been set, in which case b<require_order> is reset.
404cbe93 1224
bb40d378 1225See also B<permute>, which is the opposite of B<require_order>.
a0d0e21e 1226
bb40d378 1227=item permute
404cbe93 1228
bb40d378 1229Whether non-options are allowed to be mixed with
1230options.
1231Default is set unless environment variable
1232POSIXLY_CORRECT has been set, in which case B<permute> is reset.
1233Note that B<permute> is the opposite of B<require_order>.
a0d0e21e 1234
bb40d378 1235If B<permute> is set, this means that
a0d0e21e 1236
bb40d378 1237 -foo arg1 -bar arg2 arg3
a0d0e21e 1238
bb40d378 1239is equivalent to
a0d0e21e 1240
bb40d378 1241 -foo -bar arg1 arg2 arg3
a0d0e21e 1242
bb40d378 1243If a non-option call-back routine is specified, @ARGV will always be
1244empty upon succesful return of GetOptions since all options have been
1245processed, except when B<--> is used:
a0d0e21e 1246
bb40d378 1247 -foo arg1 -bar arg2 -- arg3
404cbe93 1248
bb40d378 1249will call the call-back routine for arg1 and arg2, and terminate
1250leaving arg2 in @ARGV.
381319f7 1251
bb40d378 1252If B<require_order> is set, options processing
1253terminates when the first non-option is encountered.
a0d0e21e 1254
bb40d378 1255 -foo arg1 -bar arg2 arg3
381319f7 1256
bb40d378 1257is equivalent to
381319f7 1258
bb40d378 1259 -foo -- arg1 -bar arg2 arg3
404cbe93 1260
bb40d378 1261=item bundling (default: reset)
404cbe93 1262
bb40d378 1263Setting this variable to a non-zero value will allow single-character
1264options to be bundled. To distinguish bundles from long option names,
1265long options must be introduced with B<--> and single-character
1266options (and bundles) with B<->. For example,
a0d0e21e 1267
bb40d378 1268 ps -vax --vax
381319f7 1269
bb40d378 1270would be equivalent to
381319f7 1271
bb40d378 1272 ps -v -a -x --vax
381319f7 1273
bb40d378 1274provided "vax", "v", "a" and "x" have been defined to be valid
1275options.
1276
1277Bundled options can also include a value in the bundle; for strings
1278this value is the rest of the bundle, but integer and floating values
1279may be combined in the bundle, e.g.
1280
1281 scale -h24w80
1282
1283is equivalent to
a11f5414 1284
bb40d378 1285 scale -h 24 -w 80
a11f5414 1286
bb40d378 1287Note: resetting B<bundling> also resets B<bundling_override>.
a11f5414 1288
bb40d378 1289=item bundling_override (default: reset)
381319f7 1290
bb40d378 1291If B<bundling_override> is set, bundling is enabled as with
1292B<bundling> but now long option names override option bundles. In the
1293above example, B<-vax> would be interpreted as the option "vax", not
1294the bundle "v", "a", "x".
381319f7 1295
bb40d378 1296Note: resetting B<bundling_override> also resets B<bundling>.
381319f7 1297
bb40d378 1298B<Note:> Using option bundling can easily lead to unexpected results,
1299especially when mixing long options and bundles. Caveat emptor.
381319f7 1300
bb40d378 1301=item ignore_case (default: set)
381319f7 1302
bb40d378 1303If set, case is ignored when matching options.
381319f7 1304
bb40d378 1305Note: resetting B<ignore_case> also resets B<ignore_case_always>.
381319f7 1306
bb40d378 1307=item ignore_case_always (default: reset)
a11f5414 1308
bb40d378 1309When bundling is in effect, case is ignored on single-character
1310options also.
381319f7 1311
bb40d378 1312Note: resetting B<ignore_case_always> also resets B<ignore_case>.
381319f7 1313
bb40d378 1314=item pass_through (default: reset)
a0d0e21e 1315
bb40d378 1316Unknown options are passed through in @ARGV instead of being flagged
1317as errors. This makes it possible to write wrapper scripts that
1318process only part of the user supplied options, and passes the
1319remaining options to some other program.
a0d0e21e 1320
bb40d378 1321This can be very confusing, especially when B<permute> is also set.
16c18a90 1322
3a0431da 1323=item prefix
1324
1325The string that starts options. See also B<prefix_pattern>.
1326
1327=item prefix_pattern
1328
1329A Perl pattern that identifies the strings that introduce options.
1330Default is C<(--|-|\+)> unless environment variable
1331POSIXLY_CORRECT has been set, in which case it is C<(--|-)>.
1332
bb40d378 1333=item debug (default: reset)
a0d0e21e 1334
bb40d378 1335Enable copious debugging output.
a0d0e21e 1336
bb40d378 1337=back
a0d0e21e 1338
bb40d378 1339=head1 OTHER USEFUL VARIABLES
381319f7 1340
bb40d378 1341=over 12
a0d0e21e 1342
bb40d378 1343=item $Getopt::Long::VERSION
a0d0e21e 1344
bb40d378 1345The version number of this Getopt::Long implementation in the format
1346C<major>.C<minor>. This can be used to have Exporter check the
1347version, e.g.
a0d0e21e 1348
bb40d378 1349 use Getopt::Long 3.00;
a0d0e21e 1350
bb40d378 1351You can inspect $Getopt::Long::major_version and
1352$Getopt::Long::minor_version for the individual components.
a0d0e21e 1353
bb40d378 1354=item $Getopt::Long::error
a0d0e21e 1355
bb40d378 1356Internal error flag. May be incremented from a call-back routine to
1357cause options parsing to fail.
a0d0e21e 1358
bb40d378 1359=back
a0d0e21e 1360
bb40d378 1361=head1 AUTHOR
a11f5414 1362
bb40d378 1363Johan Vromans E<lt>jvromans@squirrel.nlE<gt>
a11f5414 1364
bb40d378 1365=head1 COPYRIGHT AND DISCLAIMER
a11f5414 1366
3a0431da 1367This program is Copyright 1990,1998 by Johan Vromans.
bb40d378 1368This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
1369modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
1370as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
1371of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
a11f5414 1372
bb40d378 1373This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
1374but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
1375MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
1376GNU General Public License for more details.
a0d0e21e 1377
bb40d378 1378If you do not have a copy of the GNU General Public License write to
1379the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge,
1380MA 02139, USA.
a0d0e21e 1381
bb40d378 1382=cut