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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);
e6d5c530 38 $VERSION = "2.17";
39
40 @ISA = qw(Exporter);
41 @EXPORT = qw(&GetOptions $REQUIRE_ORDER $PERMUTE $RETURN_IN_ORDER);
42 %EXPORT_TAGS = qw();
43 @EXPORT_OK = qw();
44 use AutoLoader qw(AUTOLOAD);
bb40d378 45}
404cbe93 46
bb40d378 47# User visible variables.
e6d5c530 48use vars @EXPORT, @EXPORT_OK;
bb40d378 49use vars qw($error $debug $major_version $minor_version);
50# Deprecated visible variables.
51use vars qw($autoabbrev $getopt_compat $ignorecase $bundling $order
52 $passthrough);
e6d5c530 53# Official invisible variables.
54use vars qw($genprefix);
55
56# Public subroutines.
57sub Configure (@);
58sub config (@); # deprecated name
59sub GetOptions;
60
61# Private subroutines.
62sub ConfigDefaults ();
63sub FindOption ($$$$$$$);
64sub Croak (@); # demand loading the real Croak
404cbe93 65
bb40d378 66################ Local Variables ################
404cbe93 67
e6d5c530 68################ Resident subroutines ################
69
70sub ConfigDefaults () {
71 # Handle POSIX compliancy.
72 if ( defined $ENV{"POSIXLY_CORRECT"} ) {
73 $genprefix = "(--|-)";
74 $autoabbrev = 0; # no automatic abbrev of options
75 $bundling = 0; # no bundling of single letter switches
76 $getopt_compat = 0; # disallow '+' to start options
77 $order = $REQUIRE_ORDER;
78 }
79 else {
80 $genprefix = "(--|-|\\+)";
81 $autoabbrev = 1; # automatic abbrev of options
82 $bundling = 0; # bundling off by default
83 $getopt_compat = 1; # allow '+' to start options
84 $order = $PERMUTE;
85 }
86 # Other configurable settings.
87 $debug = 0; # for debugging
88 $error = 0; # error tally
89 $ignorecase = 1; # ignore case when matching options
90 $passthrough = 0; # leave unrecognized options alone
91}
92
93################ Initialization ################
94
95# Values for $order. See GNU getopt.c for details.
96($REQUIRE_ORDER, $PERMUTE, $RETURN_IN_ORDER) = (0..2);
97# Version major/minor numbers.
98($major_version, $minor_version) = $VERSION =~ /^(\d+)\.(\d+)/;
99
100# Set defaults.
101ConfigDefaults ();
102
103################ Package return ################
104
1051;
106
107__END__
108
109################ AutoLoading subroutines ################
110
111# RCS Status : $Id: GetoptLongAl.pl,v 2.20 1998-06-14 15:02:19+02 jv Exp $
112# Author : Johan Vromans
113# Created On : Fri Mar 27 11:50:30 1998
114# Last Modified By: Johan Vromans
115# Last Modified On: Sun Jun 14 13:54:35 1998
116# Update Count : 24
117# Status : Released
404cbe93 118
bb40d378 119sub GetOptions {
404cbe93 120
bb40d378 121 my @optionlist = @_; # local copy of the option descriptions
e6d5c530 122 my $argend = '--'; # option list terminator
123 my %opctl = (); # table of arg.specs (long and abbrevs)
124 my %bopctl = (); # table of arg.specs (bundles)
125 my $pkg = (caller)[0]; # current context
bb40d378 126 # Needed if linkage is omitted.
e6d5c530 127 my %aliases= (); # alias table
bb40d378 128 my @ret = (); # accum for non-options
129 my %linkage; # linkage
130 my $userlinkage; # user supplied HASH
e6d5c530 131 my $opt; # current option
132 my $genprefix = $genprefix; # so we can call the same module many times
133 my @opctl; # the possible long option names
134
bb40d378 135 $error = '';
404cbe93 136
e6d5c530 137 print STDERR ("GetOpt::Long $Getopt::Long::VERSION ",
138 "called from package \"$pkg\".",
139 "\n ",
140 'GetOptionsAl $Revision: 2.20 $ ',
141 "\n ",
142 "ARGV: (@ARGV)",
143 "\n ",
144 "autoabbrev=$autoabbrev,".
145 "bundling=$bundling,",
146 "getopt_compat=$getopt_compat,",
147 "order=$order,",
148 "\n ",
149 "ignorecase=$ignorecase,",
150 "passthrough=$passthrough,",
151 "genprefix=\"$genprefix\".",
152 "\n")
bb40d378 153 if $debug;
404cbe93 154
bb40d378 155 # Check for ref HASH as first argument.
156 # First argument may be an object. It's OK to use this as long
157 # as it is really a hash underneath.
158 $userlinkage = undef;
159 if ( ref($optionlist[0]) and
160 "$optionlist[0]" =~ /^(?:.*\=)?HASH\([^\(]*\)$/ ) {
161 $userlinkage = shift (@optionlist);
162 print STDERR ("=> user linkage: $userlinkage\n") if $debug;
163 }
404cbe93 164
bb40d378 165 # See if the first element of the optionlist contains option
166 # starter characters.
167 if ( $optionlist[0] =~ /^\W+$/ ) {
168 $genprefix = shift (@optionlist);
169 # Turn into regexp. Needs to be parenthesized!
170 $genprefix =~ s/(\W)/\\$1/g;
171 $genprefix = "([" . $genprefix . "])";
172 }
404cbe93 173
bb40d378 174 # Verify correctness of optionlist.
175 %opctl = ();
176 %bopctl = ();
177 while ( @optionlist > 0 ) {
178 my $opt = shift (@optionlist);
404cbe93 179
bb40d378 180 # Strip leading prefix so people can specify "--foo=i" if they like.
3a0431da 181 $opt = $+ if $opt =~ /^$genprefix+(.*)$/s;
404cbe93 182
bb40d378 183 if ( $opt eq '<>' ) {
184 if ( (defined $userlinkage)
185 && !(@optionlist > 0 && ref($optionlist[0]))
186 && (exists $userlinkage->{$opt})
187 && ref($userlinkage->{$opt}) ) {
188 unshift (@optionlist, $userlinkage->{$opt});
189 }
190 unless ( @optionlist > 0
191 && ref($optionlist[0]) && ref($optionlist[0]) eq 'CODE' ) {
192 $error .= "Option spec <> requires a reference to a subroutine\n";
193 next;
194 }
195 $linkage{'<>'} = shift (@optionlist);
196 next;
197 }
404cbe93 198
bb40d378 199 # Match option spec. Allow '?' as an alias.
e6d5c530 200 if ( $opt !~ /^((\w+[-\w]*)(\|(\?|\w[-\w]*)?)*)?([!~+]|[=:][infse][@%]?)?$/ ) {
bb40d378 201 $error .= "Error in option spec: \"$opt\"\n";
202 next;
203 }
204 my ($o, $c, $a) = ($1, $5);
205 $c = '' unless defined $c;
404cbe93 206
bb40d378 207 if ( ! defined $o ) {
208 # empty -> '-' option
209 $opctl{$o = ''} = $c;
210 }
211 else {
212 # Handle alias names
213 my @o = split (/\|/, $o);
214 my $linko = $o = $o[0];
215 # Force an alias if the option name is not locase.
216 $a = $o unless $o eq lc($o);
217 $o = lc ($o)
218 if $ignorecase > 1
219 || ($ignorecase
220 && ($bundling ? length($o) > 1 : 1));
404cbe93 221
bb40d378 222 foreach ( @o ) {
223 if ( $bundling && length($_) == 1 ) {
224 $_ = lc ($_) if $ignorecase > 1;
225 if ( $c eq '!' ) {
226 $opctl{"no$_"} = $c;
227 warn ("Ignoring '!' modifier for short option $_\n");
228 $c = '';
229 }
230 $opctl{$_} = $bopctl{$_} = $c;
231 }
232 else {
233 $_ = lc ($_) if $ignorecase;
234 if ( $c eq '!' ) {
235 $opctl{"no$_"} = $c;
236 $c = '';
237 }
238 $opctl{$_} = $c;
239 }
240 if ( defined $a ) {
241 # Note alias.
242 $aliases{$_} = $a;
243 }
244 else {
245 # Set primary name.
246 $a = $_;
247 }
248 }
249 $o = $linko;
250 }
404cbe93 251
bb40d378 252 # If no linkage is supplied in the @optionlist, copy it from
253 # the userlinkage if available.
254 if ( defined $userlinkage ) {
255 unless ( @optionlist > 0 && ref($optionlist[0]) ) {
256 if ( exists $userlinkage->{$o} && ref($userlinkage->{$o}) ) {
257 print STDERR ("=> found userlinkage for \"$o\": ",
258 "$userlinkage->{$o}\n")
259 if $debug;
260 unshift (@optionlist, $userlinkage->{$o});
261 }
262 else {
263 # Do nothing. Being undefined will be handled later.
264 next;
265 }
266 }
267 }
404cbe93 268
bb40d378 269 # Copy the linkage. If omitted, link to global variable.
270 if ( @optionlist > 0 && ref($optionlist[0]) ) {
271 print STDERR ("=> link \"$o\" to $optionlist[0]\n")
272 if $debug;
273 if ( ref($optionlist[0]) =~ /^(SCALAR|CODE)$/ ) {
274 $linkage{$o} = shift (@optionlist);
275 }
276 elsif ( ref($optionlist[0]) =~ /^(ARRAY)$/ ) {
277 $linkage{$o} = shift (@optionlist);
278 $opctl{$o} .= '@'
279 if $opctl{$o} ne '' and $opctl{$o} !~ /\@$/;
280 $bopctl{$o} .= '@'
281 if $bundling and defined $bopctl{$o} and
282 $bopctl{$o} ne '' and $bopctl{$o} !~ /\@$/;
283 }
284 elsif ( ref($optionlist[0]) =~ /^(HASH)$/ ) {
285 $linkage{$o} = shift (@optionlist);
286 $opctl{$o} .= '%'
287 if $opctl{$o} ne '' and $opctl{$o} !~ /\%$/;
288 $bopctl{$o} .= '%'
289 if $bundling and defined $bopctl{$o} and
290 $bopctl{$o} ne '' and $bopctl{$o} !~ /\%$/;
291 }
292 else {
293 $error .= "Invalid option linkage for \"$opt\"\n";
294 }
295 }
296 else {
297 # Link to global $opt_XXX variable.
298 # Make sure a valid perl identifier results.
299 my $ov = $o;
300 $ov =~ s/\W/_/g;
301 if ( $c =~ /@/ ) {
302 print STDERR ("=> link \"$o\" to \@$pkg","::opt_$ov\n")
303 if $debug;
304 eval ("\$linkage{\$o} = \\\@".$pkg."::opt_$ov;");
305 }
306 elsif ( $c =~ /%/ ) {
307 print STDERR ("=> link \"$o\" to \%$pkg","::opt_$ov\n")
308 if $debug;
309 eval ("\$linkage{\$o} = \\\%".$pkg."::opt_$ov;");
310 }
311 else {
312 print STDERR ("=> link \"$o\" to \$$pkg","::opt_$ov\n")
313 if $debug;
314 eval ("\$linkage{\$o} = \\\$".$pkg."::opt_$ov;");
315 }
316 }
317 }
318
319 # Bail out if errors found.
320 die ($error) if $error;
321 $error = 0;
322
323 # Sort the possible long option names.
324 @opctl = sort(keys (%opctl)) if $autoabbrev;
325
326 # Show the options tables if debugging.
327 if ( $debug ) {
328 my ($arrow, $k, $v);
329 $arrow = "=> ";
330 while ( ($k,$v) = each(%opctl) ) {
331 print STDERR ($arrow, "\$opctl{\"$k\"} = \"$v\"\n");
332 $arrow = " ";
333 }
334 $arrow = "=> ";
335 while ( ($k,$v) = each(%bopctl) ) {
336 print STDERR ($arrow, "\$bopctl{\"$k\"} = \"$v\"\n");
337 $arrow = " ";
338 }
339 }
340
341 # Process argument list
342 while ( @ARGV > 0 ) {
343
344 #### Get next argument ####
345
346 $opt = shift (@ARGV);
bb40d378 347 print STDERR ("=> option \"", $opt, "\"\n") if $debug;
348
349 #### Determine what we have ####
350
351 # Double dash is option list terminator.
352 if ( $opt eq $argend ) {
353 # Finish. Push back accumulated arguments and return.
354 unshift (@ARGV, @ret)
355 if $order == $PERMUTE;
356 return ($error == 0);
357 }
358
359 my $tryopt = $opt;
e6d5c530 360 my $found; # success status
361 my $dsttype; # destination type ('@' or '%')
362 my $incr; # destination increment
363 my $key; # key (if hash type)
364 my $arg; # option argument
365
366 ($found, $opt, $arg, $dsttype, $incr, $key) =
367 FindOption ($genprefix, $argend, $opt,
368 \%opctl, \%bopctl, \@opctl, \%aliases);
bb40d378 369
e6d5c530 370 if ( $found ) {
bb40d378 371
e6d5c530 372 # FindOption undefines $opt in case of errors.
bb40d378 373 next unless defined $opt;
374
375 if ( defined $arg ) {
376 $opt = $aliases{$opt} if defined $aliases{$opt};
377
378 if ( defined $linkage{$opt} ) {
379 print STDERR ("=> ref(\$L{$opt}) -> ",
380 ref($linkage{$opt}), "\n") if $debug;
381
382 if ( ref($linkage{$opt}) eq 'SCALAR' ) {
e6d5c530 383 if ( $incr ) {
384 print STDERR ("=> \$\$L{$opt} += \"$arg\"\n")
385 if $debug;
386 if ( defined ${$linkage{$opt}} ) {
387 ${$linkage{$opt}} += $arg;
388 }
389 else {
390 ${$linkage{$opt}} = $arg;
391 }
392 }
393 else {
394 print STDERR ("=> \$\$L{$opt} = \"$arg\"\n")
395 if $debug;
396 ${$linkage{$opt}} = $arg;
397 }
bb40d378 398 }
399 elsif ( ref($linkage{$opt}) eq 'ARRAY' ) {
400 print STDERR ("=> push(\@{\$L{$opt}, \"$arg\")\n")
401 if $debug;
402 push (@{$linkage{$opt}}, $arg);
403 }
404 elsif ( ref($linkage{$opt}) eq 'HASH' ) {
405 print STDERR ("=> \$\$L{$opt}->{$key} = \"$arg\"\n")
406 if $debug;
407 $linkage{$opt}->{$key} = $arg;
408 }
409 elsif ( ref($linkage{$opt}) eq 'CODE' ) {
410 print STDERR ("=> &L{$opt}(\"$opt\", \"$arg\")\n")
411 if $debug;
412 &{$linkage{$opt}}($opt, $arg);
413 }
414 else {
415 print STDERR ("Invalid REF type \"", ref($linkage{$opt}),
416 "\" in linkage\n");
e6d5c530 417 Croak ("Getopt::Long -- internal error!\n");
bb40d378 418 }
419 }
420 # No entry in linkage means entry in userlinkage.
e6d5c530 421 elsif ( $dsttype eq '@' ) {
bb40d378 422 if ( defined $userlinkage->{$opt} ) {
423 print STDERR ("=> push(\@{\$L{$opt}}, \"$arg\")\n")
424 if $debug;
425 push (@{$userlinkage->{$opt}}, $arg);
426 }
427 else {
428 print STDERR ("=>\$L{$opt} = [\"$arg\"]\n")
429 if $debug;
430 $userlinkage->{$opt} = [$arg];
431 }
432 }
e6d5c530 433 elsif ( $dsttype eq '%' ) {
bb40d378 434 if ( defined $userlinkage->{$opt} ) {
435 print STDERR ("=> \$L{$opt}->{$key} = \"$arg\"\n")
436 if $debug;
437 $userlinkage->{$opt}->{$key} = $arg;
438 }
439 else {
440 print STDERR ("=>\$L{$opt} = {$key => \"$arg\"}\n")
441 if $debug;
442 $userlinkage->{$opt} = {$key => $arg};
443 }
444 }
445 else {
e6d5c530 446 if ( $incr ) {
447 print STDERR ("=> \$L{$opt} += \"$arg\"\n")
448 if $debug;
449 if ( defined $userlinkage->{$opt} ) {
450 $userlinkage->{$opt} += $arg;
451 }
452 else {
453 $userlinkage->{$opt} = $arg;
454 }
455 }
456 else {
457 print STDERR ("=>\$L{$opt} = \"$arg\"\n") if $debug;
458 $userlinkage->{$opt} = $arg;
459 }
bb40d378 460 }
461 }
462 }
463
464 # Not an option. Save it if we $PERMUTE and don't have a <>.
465 elsif ( $order == $PERMUTE ) {
466 # Try non-options call-back.
467 my $cb;
468 if ( (defined ($cb = $linkage{'<>'})) ) {
469 &$cb ($tryopt);
470 }
471 else {
472 print STDERR ("=> saving \"$tryopt\" ",
473 "(not an option, may permute)\n") if $debug;
474 push (@ret, $tryopt);
475 }
476 next;
477 }
478
479 # ...otherwise, terminate.
480 else {
481 # Push this one back and exit.
482 unshift (@ARGV, $tryopt);
483 return ($error == 0);
484 }
485
486 }
487
488 # Finish.
489 if ( $order == $PERMUTE ) {
490 # Push back accumulated arguments
491 print STDERR ("=> restoring \"", join('" "', @ret), "\"\n")
492 if $debug && @ret > 0;
493 unshift (@ARGV, @ret) if @ret > 0;
494 }
495
496 return ($error == 0);
497}
498
e6d5c530 499# Option lookup.
500sub FindOption ($$$$$$$) {
bb40d378 501
e6d5c530 502 # returns (1, $opt, $arg, $dsttype, $incr, $key) if okay,
503 # returns (0) otherwise.
bb40d378 504
e6d5c530 505 my ($prefix, $argend, $opt, $opctl, $bopctl, $names, $aliases) = @_;
506 my $key; # hash key for a hash option
507 my $arg;
bb40d378 508
e6d5c530 509 print STDERR ("=> find \"$opt\", prefix=\"$prefix\"\n") if $debug;
bb40d378 510
e6d5c530 511 return (0) unless $opt =~ /^$prefix(.*)$/s;
bb40d378 512
3a0431da 513 $opt = $+;
bb40d378 514 my ($starter) = $1;
515
516 print STDERR ("=> split \"$starter\"+\"$opt\"\n") if $debug;
517
518 my $optarg = undef; # value supplied with --opt=value
519 my $rest = undef; # remainder from unbundling
520
521 # If it is a long option, it may include the value.
522 if (($starter eq "--" || ($getopt_compat && !$bundling))
3a0431da 523 && $opt =~ /^([^=]+)=(.*)$/s ) {
bb40d378 524 $opt = $1;
525 $optarg = $2;
526 print STDERR ("=> option \"", $opt,
527 "\", optarg = \"$optarg\"\n") if $debug;
528 }
529
530 #### Look it up ###
531
532 my $tryopt = $opt; # option to try
e6d5c530 533 my $optbl = $opctl; # table to look it up (long names)
bb40d378 534 my $type;
e6d5c530 535 my $dsttype = '';
536 my $incr = 0;
bb40d378 537
538 if ( $bundling && $starter eq '-' ) {
539 # Unbundle single letter option.
540 $rest = substr ($tryopt, 1);
541 $tryopt = substr ($tryopt, 0, 1);
542 $tryopt = lc ($tryopt) if $ignorecase > 1;
543 print STDERR ("=> $starter$tryopt unbundled from ",
544 "$starter$tryopt$rest\n") if $debug;
545 $rest = undef unless $rest ne '';
e6d5c530 546 $optbl = $bopctl; # look it up in the short names table
bb40d378 547
548 # If bundling == 2, long options can override bundles.
549 if ( $bundling == 2 and
e6d5c530 550 defined ($type = $opctl->{$tryopt.$rest}) ) {
bb40d378 551 print STDERR ("=> $starter$tryopt rebundled to ",
552 "$starter$tryopt$rest\n") if $debug;
553 $tryopt .= $rest;
554 undef $rest;
555 }
556 }
557
558 # Try auto-abbreviation.
559 elsif ( $autoabbrev ) {
560 # Downcase if allowed.
561 $tryopt = $opt = lc ($opt) if $ignorecase;
562 # Turn option name into pattern.
563 my $pat = quotemeta ($opt);
564 # Look up in option names.
e6d5c530 565 my @hits = grep (/^$pat/, @{$names});
bb40d378 566 print STDERR ("=> ", scalar(@hits), " hits (@hits) with \"$pat\" ",
e6d5c530 567 "out of ", scalar(@{$names}), "\n") if $debug;
bb40d378 568
569 # Check for ambiguous results.
570 unless ( (@hits <= 1) || (grep ($_ eq $opt, @hits) == 1) ) {
571 # See if all matches are for the same option.
572 my %hit;
573 foreach ( @hits ) {
e6d5c530 574 $_ = $aliases->{$_} if defined $aliases->{$_};
bb40d378 575 $hit{$_} = 1;
576 }
577 # Now see if it really is ambiguous.
578 unless ( keys(%hit) == 1 ) {
e6d5c530 579 return (0) if $passthrough;
bb40d378 580 warn ("Option ", $opt, " is ambiguous (",
581 join(", ", @hits), ")\n");
582 $error++;
583 undef $opt;
e6d5c530 584 return (1, $opt,$arg,$dsttype,$incr,$key);
bb40d378 585 }
586 @hits = keys(%hit);
587 }
588
589 # Complete the option name, if appropriate.
590 if ( @hits == 1 && $hits[0] ne $opt ) {
591 $tryopt = $hits[0];
592 $tryopt = lc ($tryopt) if $ignorecase;
593 print STDERR ("=> option \"$opt\" -> \"$tryopt\"\n")
594 if $debug;
595 }
596 }
597
598 # Map to all lowercase if ignoring case.
599 elsif ( $ignorecase ) {
600 $tryopt = lc ($opt);
601 }
602
603 # Check validity by fetching the info.
604 $type = $optbl->{$tryopt} unless defined $type;
605 unless ( defined $type ) {
e6d5c530 606 return (0) if $passthrough;
bb40d378 607 warn ("Unknown option: ", $opt, "\n");
608 $error++;
e6d5c530 609 return (1, $opt,$arg,$dsttype,$incr,$key);
bb40d378 610 }
611 # Apparently valid.
612 $opt = $tryopt;
613 print STDERR ("=> found \"$type\" for ", $opt, "\n") if $debug;
614
615 #### Determine argument status ####
616
617 # If it is an option w/o argument, we're almost finished with it.
e6d5c530 618 if ( $type eq '' || $type eq '!' || $type eq '+' ) {
bb40d378 619 if ( defined $optarg ) {
e6d5c530 620 return (0) if $passthrough;
bb40d378 621 warn ("Option ", $opt, " does not take an argument\n");
622 $error++;
623 undef $opt;
624 }
e6d5c530 625 elsif ( $type eq '' || $type eq '+' ) {
bb40d378 626 $arg = 1; # supply explicit value
e6d5c530 627 $incr = $type eq '+';
bb40d378 628 }
629 else {
630 substr ($opt, 0, 2) = ''; # strip NO prefix
631 $arg = 0; # supply explicit value
632 }
633 unshift (@ARGV, $starter.$rest) if defined $rest;
e6d5c530 634 return (1, $opt,$arg,$dsttype,$incr,$key);
bb40d378 635 }
636
637 # Get mandatory status and type info.
638 my $mand;
e6d5c530 639 ($mand, $type, $dsttype, $key) = $type =~ /^(.)(.)([@%]?)$/;
bb40d378 640
641 # Check if there is an option argument available.
642 if ( defined $optarg ? ($optarg eq '')
643 : !(defined $rest || @ARGV > 0) ) {
644 # Complain if this option needs an argument.
645 if ( $mand eq "=" ) {
e6d5c530 646 return (0) if $passthrough;
bb40d378 647 warn ("Option ", $opt, " requires an argument\n");
648 $error++;
649 undef $opt;
650 }
651 if ( $mand eq ":" ) {
652 $arg = $type eq "s" ? '' : 0;
653 }
e6d5c530 654 return (1, $opt,$arg,$dsttype,$incr,$key);
bb40d378 655 }
656
657 # Get (possibly optional) argument.
658 $arg = (defined $rest ? $rest
659 : (defined $optarg ? $optarg : shift (@ARGV)));
660
661 # Get key if this is a "name=value" pair for a hash option.
662 $key = undef;
e6d5c530 663 if ($dsttype eq '%' && defined $arg) {
3a0431da 664 ($key, $arg) = ($arg =~ /^(.*)=(.*)$/s) ? ($1, $2) : ($arg, 1);
bb40d378 665 }
666
667 #### Check if the argument is valid for this option ####
668
669 if ( $type eq "s" ) { # string
670 # A mandatory string takes anything.
e6d5c530 671 return (1, $opt,$arg,$dsttype,$incr,$key) if $mand eq "=";
bb40d378 672
673 # An optional string takes almost anything.
e6d5c530 674 return (1, $opt,$arg,$dsttype,$incr,$key)
675 if defined $optarg || defined $rest;
676 return (1, $opt,$arg,$dsttype,$incr,$key) if $arg eq "-"; # ??
bb40d378 677
678 # Check for option or option list terminator.
679 if ($arg eq $argend ||
e6d5c530 680 $arg =~ /^$prefix.+/) {
bb40d378 681 # Push back.
682 unshift (@ARGV, $arg);
683 # Supply empty value.
684 $arg = '';
685 }
686 }
687
688 elsif ( $type eq "n" || $type eq "i" ) { # numeric/integer
3a0431da 689 if ( $bundling && defined $rest && $rest =~ /^(-?[0-9]+)(.*)$/s ) {
bb40d378 690 $arg = $1;
691 $rest = $2;
692 unshift (@ARGV, $starter.$rest) if defined $rest && $rest ne '';
693 }
694 elsif ( $arg !~ /^-?[0-9]+$/ ) {
695 if ( defined $optarg || $mand eq "=" ) {
696 if ( $passthrough ) {
697 unshift (@ARGV, defined $rest ? $starter.$rest : $arg)
698 unless defined $optarg;
e6d5c530 699 return (0);
bb40d378 700 }
701 warn ("Value \"", $arg, "\" invalid for option ",
702 $opt, " (number expected)\n");
703 $error++;
704 undef $opt;
705 # Push back.
706 unshift (@ARGV, $starter.$rest) if defined $rest;
707 }
708 else {
709 # Push back.
710 unshift (@ARGV, defined $rest ? $starter.$rest : $arg);
711 # Supply default value.
712 $arg = 0;
713 }
714 }
715 }
716
717 elsif ( $type eq "f" ) { # real number, int is also ok
718 # We require at least one digit before a point or 'e',
719 # and at least one digit following the point and 'e'.
720 # [-]NN[.NN][eNN]
721 if ( $bundling && defined $rest &&
3a0431da 722 $rest =~ /^(-?[0-9]+(\.[0-9]+)?([eE]-?[0-9]+)?)(.*)$/s ) {
bb40d378 723 $arg = $1;
3a0431da 724 $rest = $+;
bb40d378 725 unshift (@ARGV, $starter.$rest) if defined $rest && $rest ne '';
726 }
727 elsif ( $arg !~ /^-?[0-9.]+(\.[0-9]+)?([eE]-?[0-9]+)?$/ ) {
728 if ( defined $optarg || $mand eq "=" ) {
729 if ( $passthrough ) {
730 unshift (@ARGV, defined $rest ? $starter.$rest : $arg)
731 unless defined $optarg;
e6d5c530 732 return (0);
bb40d378 733 }
734 warn ("Value \"", $arg, "\" invalid for option ",
735 $opt, " (real number expected)\n");
736 $error++;
737 undef $opt;
738 # Push back.
739 unshift (@ARGV, $starter.$rest) if defined $rest;
740 }
741 else {
742 # Push back.
743 unshift (@ARGV, defined $rest ? $starter.$rest : $arg);
744 # Supply default value.
745 $arg = 0.0;
746 }
747 }
748 }
749 else {
e6d5c530 750 Croak ("GetOpt::Long internal error (Can't happen)\n");
bb40d378 751 }
e6d5c530 752 return (1, $opt, $arg, $dsttype, $incr, $key);
753}
bb40d378 754
e6d5c530 755# Getopt::Long Configuration.
756sub Configure (@) {
757 my (@options) = @_;
758 my $opt;
759 foreach $opt ( @options ) {
760 my $try = lc ($opt);
761 my $action = 1;
762 if ( $try =~ /^no_?(.*)$/s ) {
763 $action = 0;
764 $try = $+;
765 }
766 if ( $try eq 'default' or $try eq 'defaults' ) {
767 ConfigDefaults () if $action;
768 }
769 elsif ( $try eq 'auto_abbrev' or $try eq 'autoabbrev' ) {
770 $autoabbrev = $action;
771 }
772 elsif ( $try eq 'getopt_compat' ) {
773 $getopt_compat = $action;
774 }
775 elsif ( $try eq 'ignorecase' or $try eq 'ignore_case' ) {
776 $ignorecase = $action;
777 }
778 elsif ( $try eq 'ignore_case_always' ) {
779 $ignorecase = $action ? 2 : 0;
780 }
781 elsif ( $try eq 'bundling' ) {
782 $bundling = $action;
783 }
784 elsif ( $try eq 'bundling_override' ) {
785 $bundling = $action ? 2 : 0;
786 }
787 elsif ( $try eq 'require_order' ) {
788 $order = $action ? $REQUIRE_ORDER : $PERMUTE;
789 }
790 elsif ( $try eq 'permute' ) {
791 $order = $action ? $PERMUTE : $REQUIRE_ORDER;
792 }
793 elsif ( $try eq 'pass_through' or $try eq 'passthrough' ) {
794 $passthrough = $action;
795 }
796 elsif ( $try =~ /^prefix=(.+)$/ ) {
797 $genprefix = $1;
798 # Turn into regexp. Needs to be parenthesized!
799 $genprefix = "(" . quotemeta($genprefix) . ")";
800 eval { '' =~ /$genprefix/; };
801 Croak ("Getopt::Long: invalid pattern \"$genprefix\"") if $@;
802 }
803 elsif ( $try =~ /^prefix_pattern=(.+)$/ ) {
804 $genprefix = $1;
805 # Parenthesize if needed.
806 $genprefix = "(" . $genprefix . ")"
807 unless $genprefix =~ /^\(.*\)$/;
808 eval { '' =~ /$genprefix/; };
809 Croak ("Getopt::Long: invalid pattern \"$genprefix\"") if $@;
810 }
811 elsif ( $try eq 'debug' ) {
812 $debug = $action;
813 }
814 else {
815 Croak ("Getopt::Long: unknown config parameter \"$opt\"")
816 }
bb40d378 817 }
e6d5c530 818}
bb40d378 819
e6d5c530 820# Deprecated name.
821sub config (@) {
822 Configure (@_);
823}
bb40d378 824
e6d5c530 825# To prevent Carp from being loaded unnecessarily.
826sub Croak (@) {
827 require 'Carp.pm';
828 $Carp::CarpLevel = 1;
829 Carp::croak(@_);
830};
bb40d378 831
e6d5c530 832################ Documentation ################
bb40d378 833
834=head1 NAME
835
836GetOptions - extended processing of command line options
837
838=head1 SYNOPSIS
839
840 use Getopt::Long;
841 $result = GetOptions (...option-descriptions...);
842
843=head1 DESCRIPTION
844
845The Getopt::Long module implements an extended getopt function called
846GetOptions(). This function adheres to the POSIX syntax for command
847line options, with GNU extensions. In general, this means that options
848have long names instead of single letters, and are introduced with a
849double dash "--". Support for bundling of command line options, as was
850the case with the more traditional single-letter approach, is provided
851but not enabled by default. For example, the UNIX "ps" command can be
852given the command line "option"
853
854 -vax
855
856which means the combination of B<-v>, B<-a> and B<-x>. With the new
857syntax B<--vax> would be a single option, probably indicating a
858computer architecture.
859
860Command line options can be used to set values. These values can be
861specified in one of two ways:
862
863 --size 24
864 --size=24
865
866GetOptions is called with a list of option-descriptions, each of which
867consists of two elements: the option specifier and the option linkage.
868The option specifier defines the name of the option and, optionally,
869the value it can take. The option linkage is usually a reference to a
870variable that will be set when the option is used. For example, the
871following call to GetOptions:
872
873 GetOptions("size=i" => \$offset);
874
875will accept a command line option "size" that must have an integer
876value. With a command line of "--size 24" this will cause the variable
877$offset to get the value 24.
878
879Alternatively, the first argument to GetOptions may be a reference to
880a HASH describing the linkage for the options, or an object whose
881class is based on a HASH. The following call is equivalent to the
882example above:
883
884 %optctl = ("size" => \$offset);
885 GetOptions(\%optctl, "size=i");
886
887Linkage may be specified using either of the above methods, or both.
888Linkage specified in the argument list takes precedence over the
889linkage specified in the HASH.
890
891The command line options are taken from array @ARGV. Upon completion
892of GetOptions, @ARGV will contain the rest (i.e. the non-options) of
893the command line.
894
895Each option specifier designates the name of the option, optionally
896followed by an argument specifier.
897
898Options that do not take arguments will have no argument specifier.
899The option variable will be set to 1 if the option is used.
900
901For the other options, the values for argument specifiers are:
902
903=over 8
904
905=item !
906
907Option does not take an argument and may be negated, i.e. prefixed by
908"no". E.g. "foo!" will allow B<--foo> (with value 1) and B<-nofoo>
909(with value 0).
910The option variable will be set to 1, or 0 if negated.
911
e6d5c530 912=item +
913
914Option does not take an argument and will be incremented by 1 every
915time it appears on the command line. E.g. "more+", when used with
916B<--more --more --more>, will set the option variable to 3 (provided
917it was 0 or undefined at first).
918
919The B<+> specifier is ignored if the option destination is not a SCALAR.
920
bb40d378 921=item =s
922
923Option takes a mandatory string argument.
924This string will be assigned to the option variable.
925Note that even if the string argument starts with B<-> or B<-->, it
926will not be considered an option on itself.
927
928=item :s
929
930Option takes an optional string argument.
931This string will be assigned to the option variable.
932If omitted, it will be assigned "" (an empty string).
933If the string argument starts with B<-> or B<-->, it
934will be considered an option on itself.
935
936=item =i
937
938Option takes a mandatory integer argument.
939This value will be assigned to the option variable.
940Note that the value may start with B<-> to indicate a negative
941value.
942
943=item :i
944
945Option takes an optional integer argument.
946This value will be assigned to the option variable.
947If omitted, the value 0 will be assigned.
948Note that the value may start with B<-> to indicate a negative
949value.
950
951=item =f
952
953Option takes a mandatory real number argument.
404cbe93 954This value will be assigned to the option variable.
955Note that the value may start with B<-> to indicate a negative
956value.
957
958=item :f
959
960Option takes an optional real number argument.
961This value will be assigned to the option variable.
962If omitted, the value 0 will be assigned.
963
964=back
965
966A lone dash B<-> is considered an option, the corresponding option
967name is the empty string.
968
969A double dash on itself B<--> signals end of the options list.
970
971=head2 Linkage specification
972
973The linkage specifier is optional. If no linkage is explicitly
974specified but a ref HASH is passed, GetOptions will place the value in
975the HASH. For example:
976
977 %optctl = ();
02a7d5cb 978 GetOptions (\%optctl, "size=i");
404cbe93 979
980will perform the equivalent of the assignment
981
982 $optctl{"size"} = 24;
983
984For array options, a reference to an array is used, e.g.:
985
986 %optctl = ();
02a7d5cb 987 GetOptions (\%optctl, "sizes=i@");
404cbe93 988
989with command line "-sizes 24 -sizes 48" will perform the equivalent of
990the assignment
991
992 $optctl{"sizes"} = [24, 48];
993
381319f7 994For hash options (an option whose argument looks like "name=value"),
995a reference to a hash is used, e.g.:
996
997 %optctl = ();
02a7d5cb 998 GetOptions (\%optctl, "define=s%");
381319f7 999
1000with command line "--define foo=hello --define bar=world" will perform the
1001equivalent of the assignment
1002
1003 $optctl{"define"} = {foo=>'hello', bar=>'world')
1004
404cbe93 1005If no linkage is explicitly specified and no ref HASH is passed,
1006GetOptions will put the value in a global variable named after the
1007option, prefixed by "opt_". To yield a usable Perl variable,
1008characters that are not part of the syntax for variables are
1009translated to underscores. For example, "--fpp-struct-return" will set
1010the variable $opt_fpp_struct_return. Note that this variable resides
1011in the namespace of the calling program, not necessarily B<main>.
1012For example:
1013
02a7d5cb 1014 GetOptions ("size=i", "sizes=i@");
404cbe93 1015
1016with command line "-size 10 -sizes 24 -sizes 48" will perform the
1017equivalent of the assignments
1018
1019 $opt_size = 10;
1020 @opt_sizes = (24, 48);
1021
1022A lone dash B<-> is considered an option, the corresponding Perl
1023identifier is $opt_ .
1024
1025The linkage specifier can be a reference to a scalar, a reference to
381319f7 1026an array, a reference to a hash or a reference to a subroutine.
404cbe93 1027
535b5725 1028Note that, if your code is running under the recommended C<use strict
1029'vars'> pragma, it may be helpful to declare these package variables
1030via C<use vars> perhaps something like this:
1031
e6d5c530 1032 use vars qw/ $opt_size @opt_sizes $opt_bar /;
535b5725 1033
404cbe93 1034If a REF SCALAR is supplied, the new value is stored in the referenced
1035variable. If the option occurs more than once, the previous value is
1036overwritten.
1037
1038If a REF ARRAY is supplied, the new value is appended (pushed) to the
1039referenced array.
1040
381319f7 1041If a REF HASH is supplied, the option value should look like "key" or
1042"key=value" (if the "=value" is omitted then a value of 1 is implied).
1043In this case, the element of the referenced hash with the key "key"
1044is assigned "value".
1045
404cbe93 1046If a REF CODE is supplied, the referenced subroutine is called with
1047two arguments: the option name and the option value.
1048The option name is always the true name, not an abbreviation or alias.
f06db76b 1049
404cbe93 1050=head2 Aliases and abbreviations
f06db76b 1051
1052The option name may actually be a list of option names, separated by
404cbe93 1053"|"s, e.g. "foo|bar|blech=s". In this example, "foo" is the true name
5f05dabc 1054of this option. If no linkage is specified, options "foo", "bar" and
bb40d378 1055"blech" all will set $opt_foo. For convenience, the single character
1056"?" is allowed as an alias, e.g. "help|?".
f06db76b 1057
1058Option names may be abbreviated to uniqueness, depending on
a11f5414 1059configuration option B<auto_abbrev>.
f06db76b 1060
404cbe93 1061=head2 Non-option call-back routine
f06db76b 1062
5f05dabc 1063A special option specifier, E<lt>E<gt>, can be used to designate a subroutine
404cbe93 1064to handle non-option arguments. GetOptions will immediately call this
1065subroutine for every non-option it encounters in the options list.
1066This subroutine gets the name of the non-option passed.
a11f5414 1067This feature requires configuration option B<permute>, see section
1068CONFIGURATION OPTIONS.
1069
404cbe93 1070See also the examples.
f06db76b 1071
404cbe93 1072=head2 Option starters
f06db76b 1073
404cbe93 1074On the command line, options can start with B<-> (traditional), B<-->
1075(POSIX) and B<+> (GNU, now being phased out). The latter is not
1076allowed if the environment variable B<POSIXLY_CORRECT> has been
1077defined.
f06db76b 1078
1079Options that start with "--" may have an argument appended, separated
1080with an "=", e.g. "--foo=bar".
1081
bb40d378 1082=head2 Return values and Errors
1083
1084Configuration errors and errors in the option definitions are
1085signalled using C<die()> and will terminate the calling
1086program unless the call to C<Getopt::Long::GetOptions()> was embedded
1087in C<eval { ... }> or C<die()> was trapped using C<$SIG{__DIE__}>.
1088
1089A return value of 1 (true) indicates success.
f06db76b 1090
bb40d378 1091A return status of 0 (false) indicates that the function detected one
1092or more errors during option parsing. These errors are signalled using
1093C<warn()> and can be trapped with C<$SIG{__WARN__}>.
1094
1095Errors that can't happen are signalled using C<Carp::croak()>.
f06db76b 1096
404cbe93 1097=head1 COMPATIBILITY
1098
1099Getopt::Long::GetOptions() is the successor of
1100B<newgetopt.pl> that came with Perl 4. It is fully upward compatible.
1101In fact, the Perl 5 version of newgetopt.pl is just a wrapper around
1102the module.
1103
1104If an "@" sign is appended to the argument specifier, the option is
381319f7 1105treated as an array. Value(s) are not set, but pushed into array
1106@opt_name. If explicit linkage is supplied, this must be a reference
1107to an ARRAY.
1108
1109If an "%" sign is appended to the argument specifier, the option is
1110treated as a hash. Value(s) of the form "name=value" are set by
1111setting the element of the hash %opt_name with key "name" to "value"
1112(if the "=value" portion is omitted it defaults to 1). If explicit
1113linkage is supplied, this must be a reference to a HASH.
404cbe93 1114
a11f5414 1115If configuration option B<getopt_compat> is set (see section
1116CONFIGURATION OPTIONS), options that start with "+" or "-" may also
1117include their arguments, e.g. "+foo=bar". This is for compatiblity
1118with older implementations of the GNU "getopt" routine.
404cbe93 1119
bb40d378 1120If the first argument to GetOptions is a string consisting of only
1121non-alphanumeric characters, it is taken to specify the option starter
1122characters. Everything starting with one of these characters from the
1123starter will be considered an option. B<Using a starter argument is
1124strongly deprecated.>
a11f5414 1125
bb40d378 1126For convenience, option specifiers may have a leading B<-> or B<-->,
1127so it is possible to write:
a11f5414 1128
bb40d378 1129 GetOptions qw(-foo=s --bar=i --ar=s);
a11f5414 1130
bb40d378 1131=head1 EXAMPLES
a11f5414 1132
bb40d378 1133If the option specifier is "one:i" (i.e. takes an optional integer
1134argument), then the following situations are handled:
381319f7 1135
bb40d378 1136 -one -two -> $opt_one = '', -two is next option
1137 -one -2 -> $opt_one = -2
f06db76b 1138
bb40d378 1139Also, assume specifiers "foo=s" and "bar:s" :
f06db76b 1140
bb40d378 1141 -bar -xxx -> $opt_bar = '', '-xxx' is next option
1142 -foo -bar -> $opt_foo = '-bar'
1143 -foo -- -> $opt_foo = '--'
f06db76b 1144
bb40d378 1145In GNU or POSIX format, option names and values can be combined:
a0d0e21e 1146
bb40d378 1147 +foo=blech -> $opt_foo = 'blech'
1148 --bar= -> $opt_bar = ''
1149 --bar=-- -> $opt_bar = '--'
a0d0e21e 1150
bb40d378 1151Example of using variable references:
404cbe93 1152
bb40d378 1153 $ret = GetOptions ('foo=s', \$foo, 'bar=i', 'ar=s', \@ar);
404cbe93 1154
bb40d378 1155With command line options "-foo blech -bar 24 -ar xx -ar yy"
1156this will result in:
a0d0e21e 1157
bb40d378 1158 $foo = 'blech'
1159 $opt_bar = 24
1160 @ar = ('xx','yy')
a11f5414 1161
bb40d378 1162Example of using the E<lt>E<gt> option specifier:
a0d0e21e 1163
bb40d378 1164 @ARGV = qw(-foo 1 bar -foo 2 blech);
1165 GetOptions("foo=i", \$myfoo, "<>", \&mysub);
a0d0e21e 1166
bb40d378 1167Results:
a0d0e21e 1168
bb40d378 1169 mysub("bar") will be called (with $myfoo being 1)
1170 mysub("blech") will be called (with $myfoo being 2)
a0d0e21e 1171
bb40d378 1172Compare this with:
a0d0e21e 1173
bb40d378 1174 @ARGV = qw(-foo 1 bar -foo 2 blech);
1175 GetOptions("foo=i", \$myfoo);
a11f5414 1176
bb40d378 1177This will leave the non-options in @ARGV:
404cbe93 1178
bb40d378 1179 $myfoo -> 2
1180 @ARGV -> qw(bar blech)
381319f7 1181
bb40d378 1182=head1 CONFIGURATION OPTIONS
a0d0e21e 1183
bb40d378 1184B<GetOptions> can be configured by calling subroutine
e6d5c530 1185B<Getopt::Long::Configure>. This subroutine takes a list of quoted
bb40d378 1186strings, each specifying a configuration option to be set, e.g.
1187B<ignore_case>. Options can be reset by prefixing with B<no_>, e.g.
1188B<no_ignore_case>. Case does not matter. Multiple calls to B<config>
1189are possible.
a0d0e21e 1190
bb40d378 1191Previous versions of Getopt::Long used variables for the purpose of
1192configuring. Although manipulating these variables still work, it
1193is strongly encouraged to use the new B<config> routine. Besides, it
1194is much easier.
404cbe93 1195
bb40d378 1196The following options are available:
404cbe93 1197
bb40d378 1198=over 12
a0d0e21e 1199
bb40d378 1200=item default
a0d0e21e 1201
bb40d378 1202This option causes all configuration options to be reset to their
1203default values.
404cbe93 1204
bb40d378 1205=item auto_abbrev
404cbe93 1206
bb40d378 1207Allow option names to be abbreviated to uniqueness.
1208Default is set unless environment variable
1209POSIXLY_CORRECT has been set, in which case B<auto_abbrev> is reset.
404cbe93 1210
bb40d378 1211=item getopt_compat
a0d0e21e 1212
bb40d378 1213Allow '+' to start options.
1214Default is set unless environment variable
1215POSIXLY_CORRECT has been set, in which case B<getopt_compat> is reset.
88e49c4e 1216
bb40d378 1217=item require_order
404cbe93 1218
bb40d378 1219Whether non-options are allowed to be mixed with
1220options.
1221Default is set unless environment variable
1222POSIXLY_CORRECT has been set, in which case b<require_order> is reset.
404cbe93 1223
bb40d378 1224See also B<permute>, which is the opposite of B<require_order>.
a0d0e21e 1225
bb40d378 1226=item permute
404cbe93 1227
bb40d378 1228Whether non-options are allowed to be mixed with
1229options.
1230Default is set unless environment variable
1231POSIXLY_CORRECT has been set, in which case B<permute> is reset.
1232Note that B<permute> is the opposite of B<require_order>.
a0d0e21e 1233
bb40d378 1234If B<permute> is set, this means that
a0d0e21e 1235
bb40d378 1236 -foo arg1 -bar arg2 arg3
a0d0e21e 1237
bb40d378 1238is equivalent to
a0d0e21e 1239
bb40d378 1240 -foo -bar arg1 arg2 arg3
a0d0e21e 1241
bb40d378 1242If a non-option call-back routine is specified, @ARGV will always be
1243empty upon succesful return of GetOptions since all options have been
1244processed, except when B<--> is used:
a0d0e21e 1245
bb40d378 1246 -foo arg1 -bar arg2 -- arg3
404cbe93 1247
bb40d378 1248will call the call-back routine for arg1 and arg2, and terminate
1249leaving arg2 in @ARGV.
381319f7 1250
bb40d378 1251If B<require_order> is set, options processing
1252terminates when the first non-option is encountered.
a0d0e21e 1253
bb40d378 1254 -foo arg1 -bar arg2 arg3
381319f7 1255
bb40d378 1256is equivalent to
381319f7 1257
bb40d378 1258 -foo -- arg1 -bar arg2 arg3
404cbe93 1259
bb40d378 1260=item bundling (default: reset)
404cbe93 1261
bb40d378 1262Setting this variable to a non-zero value will allow single-character
1263options to be bundled. To distinguish bundles from long option names,
1264long options must be introduced with B<--> and single-character
1265options (and bundles) with B<->. For example,
a0d0e21e 1266
bb40d378 1267 ps -vax --vax
381319f7 1268
bb40d378 1269would be equivalent to
381319f7 1270
bb40d378 1271 ps -v -a -x --vax
381319f7 1272
bb40d378 1273provided "vax", "v", "a" and "x" have been defined to be valid
1274options.
1275
1276Bundled options can also include a value in the bundle; for strings
1277this value is the rest of the bundle, but integer and floating values
1278may be combined in the bundle, e.g.
1279
1280 scale -h24w80
1281
1282is equivalent to
a11f5414 1283
bb40d378 1284 scale -h 24 -w 80
a11f5414 1285
bb40d378 1286Note: resetting B<bundling> also resets B<bundling_override>.
a11f5414 1287
bb40d378 1288=item bundling_override (default: reset)
381319f7 1289
bb40d378 1290If B<bundling_override> is set, bundling is enabled as with
1291B<bundling> but now long option names override option bundles. In the
1292above example, B<-vax> would be interpreted as the option "vax", not
1293the bundle "v", "a", "x".
381319f7 1294
bb40d378 1295Note: resetting B<bundling_override> also resets B<bundling>.
381319f7 1296
bb40d378 1297B<Note:> Using option bundling can easily lead to unexpected results,
1298especially when mixing long options and bundles. Caveat emptor.
381319f7 1299
bb40d378 1300=item ignore_case (default: set)
381319f7 1301
bb40d378 1302If set, case is ignored when matching options.
381319f7 1303
bb40d378 1304Note: resetting B<ignore_case> also resets B<ignore_case_always>.
381319f7 1305
bb40d378 1306=item ignore_case_always (default: reset)
a11f5414 1307
bb40d378 1308When bundling is in effect, case is ignored on single-character
1309options also.
381319f7 1310
bb40d378 1311Note: resetting B<ignore_case_always> also resets B<ignore_case>.
381319f7 1312
bb40d378 1313=item pass_through (default: reset)
a0d0e21e 1314
bb40d378 1315Unknown options are passed through in @ARGV instead of being flagged
1316as errors. This makes it possible to write wrapper scripts that
1317process only part of the user supplied options, and passes the
1318remaining options to some other program.
a0d0e21e 1319
bb40d378 1320This can be very confusing, especially when B<permute> is also set.
16c18a90 1321
3a0431da 1322=item prefix
1323
1324The string that starts options. See also B<prefix_pattern>.
1325
1326=item prefix_pattern
1327
1328A Perl pattern that identifies the strings that introduce options.
1329Default is C<(--|-|\+)> unless environment variable
1330POSIXLY_CORRECT has been set, in which case it is C<(--|-)>.
1331
bb40d378 1332=item debug (default: reset)
a0d0e21e 1333
bb40d378 1334Enable copious debugging output.
a0d0e21e 1335
bb40d378 1336=back
a0d0e21e 1337
bb40d378 1338=head1 OTHER USEFUL VARIABLES
381319f7 1339
bb40d378 1340=over 12
a0d0e21e 1341
bb40d378 1342=item $Getopt::Long::VERSION
a0d0e21e 1343
bb40d378 1344The version number of this Getopt::Long implementation in the format
1345C<major>.C<minor>. This can be used to have Exporter check the
1346version, e.g.
a0d0e21e 1347
bb40d378 1348 use Getopt::Long 3.00;
a0d0e21e 1349
bb40d378 1350You can inspect $Getopt::Long::major_version and
1351$Getopt::Long::minor_version for the individual components.
a0d0e21e 1352
bb40d378 1353=item $Getopt::Long::error
a0d0e21e 1354
bb40d378 1355Internal error flag. May be incremented from a call-back routine to
1356cause options parsing to fail.
a0d0e21e 1357
bb40d378 1358=back
a0d0e21e 1359
bb40d378 1360=head1 AUTHOR
a11f5414 1361
bb40d378 1362Johan Vromans E<lt>jvromans@squirrel.nlE<gt>
a11f5414 1363
bb40d378 1364=head1 COPYRIGHT AND DISCLAIMER
a11f5414 1365
3a0431da 1366This program is Copyright 1990,1998 by Johan Vromans.
bb40d378 1367This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
1368modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
1369as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
1370of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
a11f5414 1371
bb40d378 1372This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
1373but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
1374MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
1375GNU General Public License for more details.
a0d0e21e 1376
bb40d378 1377If you do not have a copy of the GNU General Public License write to
1378the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge,
1379MA 02139, USA.
a0d0e21e 1380
bb40d378 1381=cut