package Getopt::Long;
-# RCS Status : $Id: GetoptLong.pm,v 2.65 2003-05-19 17:44:13+02 jv Exp $
+# RCS Status : $Id: GetoptLong.pm,v 2.72 2005-04-28 21:18:33+02 jv Exp $
# Author : Johan Vromans
# Created On : Tue Sep 11 15:00:12 1990
# Last Modified By: Johan Vromans
-# Last Modified On: Mon May 19 17:43:33 2003
-# Update Count : 1330
+# Last Modified On: Wed Dec 14 21:17:21 2005
+# Update Count : 1458
# Status : Released
################ Copyright ################
-# This program is Copyright 1990,2002 by Johan Vromans.
+# This program is Copyright 1990,2005 by Johan Vromans.
# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
# modify it under the terms of the Perl Artistic License or the
# GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software
use strict;
use vars qw($VERSION);
-$VERSION = 2.33;
+$VERSION = 2.35;
# For testing versions only.
#use vars qw($VERSION_STRING);
-#$VERSION_STRING = "2.32_06";
+#$VERSION_STRING = "2.35";
use Exporter;
use vars qw(@ISA @EXPORT @EXPORT_OK);
use vars qw($autoabbrev $getopt_compat $ignorecase $bundling $order
$passthrough);
# Official invisible variables.
-use vars qw($genprefix $caller $gnu_compat $auto_help $auto_version);
+use vars qw($genprefix $caller $gnu_compat $auto_help $auto_version $longprefix);
# Public subroutines.
sub config(@); # deprecated name
sub ParseOptionSpec($$);
sub OptCtl($);
sub FindOption($$$$);
+sub ValidValue ($$$$$);
################ Local Variables ################
$ignorecase = 1; # ignore case when matching options
$passthrough = 0; # leave unrecognized options alone
$gnu_compat = 0; # require --opt=val if value is optional
+ $longprefix = "(--)"; # what does a long prefix look like
}
# Override import.
use constant CTL_CNAME => 1;
-use constant CTL_MAND => 2;
+use constant CTL_DEFAULT => 2;
use constant CTL_DEST => 3;
use constant CTL_DEST_SCALAR => 0;
use constant CTL_DEST_HASH => 2;
use constant CTL_DEST_CODE => 3;
-use constant CTL_DEFAULT => 4;
+use constant CTL_AMIN => 4;
+use constant CTL_AMAX => 5;
# FFU.
#use constant CTL_RANGE => ;
$error = '';
- print STDERR ("Getopt::Long $Getopt::Long::VERSION (",
- '$Revision: 2.65 $', ") ",
- "called from package \"$pkg\".",
- "\n ",
- "ARGV: (@ARGV)",
- "\n ",
- "autoabbrev=$autoabbrev,".
- "bundling=$bundling,",
- "getopt_compat=$getopt_compat,",
- "gnu_compat=$gnu_compat,",
- "order=$order,",
- "\n ",
- "ignorecase=$ignorecase,",
- "autohelp=$auto_help,",
- "autoversion=$auto_version,",
- "passthrough=$passthrough,",
- "genprefix=\"$genprefix\".",
- "\n")
- if $debug;
+ if ( $debug ) {
+ # Avoid some warnings if debugging.
+ local ($^W) = 0;
+ print STDERR
+ ("Getopt::Long $Getopt::Long::VERSION (",
+ '$Revision: 2.72 $', ") ",
+ "called from package \"$pkg\".",
+ "\n ",
+ "ARGV: (@ARGV)",
+ "\n ",
+ "autoabbrev=$autoabbrev,".
+ "bundling=$bundling,",
+ "getopt_compat=$getopt_compat,",
+ "gnu_compat=$gnu_compat,",
+ "order=$order,",
+ "\n ",
+ "ignorecase=$ignorecase,",
+ "requested_version=$requested_version,",
+ "passthrough=$passthrough,",
+ "genprefix=\"$genprefix\",",
+ "longprefix=\"$longprefix\".",
+ "\n");
+ }
# Check for ref HASH as first argument.
# First argument may be an object. It's OK to use this as long
# as it is really a hash underneath.
$userlinkage = undef;
if ( @optionlist && ref($optionlist[0]) and
- "$optionlist[0]" =~ /^(?:.*\=)?HASH\([^\(]*\)$/ ) {
+ UNIVERSAL::isa($optionlist[0],'HASH') ) {
$userlinkage = shift (@optionlist);
print STDERR ("=> user linkage: $userlinkage\n") if $debug;
}
while ( @optionlist ) {
my $opt = shift (@optionlist);
+ unless ( defined($opt) ) {
+ $error .= "Undefined argument in option spec\n";
+ next;
+ }
+
# Strip leading prefix so people can specify "--foo=i" if they like.
$opt = $+ if $opt =~ /^$prefix+(.*)$/s;
elsif ( $rl eq "HASH" ) {
$opctl{$name}[CTL_DEST] = CTL_DEST_HASH;
}
- elsif ( $rl eq "SCALAR" || $rl eq "CODE" ) {
+ elsif ( $rl eq "SCALAR" ) {
+# if ( $opctl{$name}[CTL_DEST] == CTL_DEST_ARRAY ) {
+# my $t = $linkage{$orig};
+# $$t = $linkage{$orig} = [];
+# }
+# elsif ( $opctl{$name}[CTL_DEST] == CTL_DEST_HASH ) {
+# }
+# else {
+ # Ok.
+# }
+ }
+ elsif ( $rl eq "CODE" ) {
# Ok.
}
else {
$opctl{version} = ['','version',0,CTL_DEST_CODE,undef];
$linkage{version} = \&VersionMessage;
}
+ $auto_version = 1;
}
if ( defined($auto_help) ? $auto_help : ($requested_version >= 2.3203) ) {
if ( !defined($opctl{help}) && !defined($opctl{'?'}) ) {
$opctl{help} = $opctl{'?'} = ['','help',0,CTL_DEST_CODE,undef];
$linkage{help} = \&HelpMessage;
}
+ $auto_help = 1;
}
# Show the options tables if debugging.
# FindOption undefines $opt in case of errors.
next unless defined $opt;
- if ( defined $arg ) {
+ my $argcnt = 0;
+ while ( defined $arg ) {
# Get the canonical name.
print STDERR ("=> cname for \"$opt\" is ") if $debug;
${$linkage{$opt}} = $arg;
}
}
+ elsif ( $ctl->[CTL_DEST] == CTL_DEST_ARRAY ) {
+ print STDERR ("=> ref(\$L{$opt}) auto-vivified",
+ " to ARRAY\n")
+ if $debug;
+ my $t = $linkage{$opt};
+ $$t = $linkage{$opt} = [];
+ print STDERR ("=> push(\@{\$L{$opt}, \"$arg\")\n")
+ if $debug;
+ push (@{$linkage{$opt}}, $arg);
+ }
+ elsif ( $ctl->[CTL_DEST] == CTL_DEST_HASH ) {
+ print STDERR ("=> ref(\$L{$opt}) auto-vivified",
+ " to HASH\n")
+ if $debug;
+ my $t = $linkage{$opt};
+ $$t = $linkage{$opt} = {};
+ print STDERR ("=> \$\$L{$opt}->{$key} = \"$arg\"\n")
+ if $debug;
+ $linkage{$opt}->{$key} = $arg;
+ }
else {
print STDERR ("=> \$\$L{$opt} = \"$arg\"\n")
if $debug;
$userlinkage->{$opt} = $arg;
}
}
+
+ $argcnt++;
+ last if $argcnt >= $ctl->[CTL_AMAX] && $ctl->[CTL_AMAX] != -1;
+ undef($arg);
+
+ # Need more args?
+ if ( $argcnt < $ctl->[CTL_AMIN] ) {
+ if ( @ARGV ) {
+ if ( ValidValue($ctl, $ARGV[0], 1, $argend, $prefix) ) {
+ $arg = shift(@ARGV);
+ ($key,$arg) = $arg =~ /^([^=]+)=(.*)/
+ if $ctl->[CTL_DEST] == CTL_DEST_HASH;
+ next;
+ }
+ warn("Value \"$ARGV[0]\" invalid for option $opt\n");
+ $error++;
+ }
+ else {
+ warn("Insufficient arguments for option $opt\n");
+ $error++;
+ }
+ }
+
+ # Any more args?
+ if ( @ARGV && ValidValue($ctl, $ARGV[0], 0, $argend, $prefix) ) {
+ $arg = shift(@ARGV);
+ ($key,$arg) = $arg =~ /^([^=]+)=(.*)/
+ if $ctl->[CTL_DEST] == CTL_DEST_HASH;
+ next;
+ }
}
}
join(",",
"\"$v[CTL_TYPE]\"",
"\"$v[CTL_CNAME]\"",
- $v[CTL_MAND] ? "O" : "M",
- ("\$","\@","\%","\&")[$v[CTL_DEST] || 0],
"\"$v[CTL_DEFAULT]\"",
+ ("\$","\@","\%","\&")[$v[CTL_DEST] || 0],
+ $v[CTL_AMIN] || '',
+ $v[CTL_AMAX] || '',
# $v[CTL_RANGE] || '',
# $v[CTL_REPEAT] || '',
). "]";
# Either modifiers ...
[!+]
|
- # ... or a value/dest specification
- [=:] [ionfs] [@%]?
+ # ... or a value/dest/repeat specification
+ [=:] [ionfs] [@%]? (?: \{\d*,?\d*\} )?
|
# ... or an optional-with-default spec
: (?: -?\d+ | \+ ) [@%]?
my $entry;
if ( $spec eq '' || $spec eq '+' || $spec eq '!' ) {
# Fields are hard-wired here.
- $entry = [$spec,$orig,0,CTL_DEST_SCALAR,undef];
+ $entry = [$spec,$orig,undef,CTL_DEST_SCALAR,0,0];
}
- elsif ( $spec =~ /:(-?\d+|\+)([@%])?/ ) {
+ elsif ( $spec =~ /^:(-?\d+|\+)([@%])?$/ ) {
my $def = $1;
my $dest = $2;
my $type = $def eq '+' ? 'I' : 'i';
$dest = $dest eq '@' ? CTL_DEST_ARRAY
: $dest eq '%' ? CTL_DEST_HASH : CTL_DEST_SCALAR;
# Fields are hard-wired here.
- $entry = [$type,$orig,0,$dest,$def eq '+' ? undef : $def];
+ $entry = [$type,$orig,$def eq '+' ? undef : $def,
+ $dest,0,1];
}
else {
- my ($mand, $type, $dest) = $spec =~ /([=:])([ionfs])([@%])?/;
+ my ($mand, $type, $dest) =
+ $spec =~ /^([=:])([ionfs])([@%])?(\{(\d+)?(,)?(\d+)?\})?$/;
+ return (undef, "Cannot repeat while bundling: \"$opt\"\n")
+ if $bundling && defined($4);
+ my ($mi, $cm, $ma) = ($5, $6, $7);
+ return (undef, "{0} is useless in option spec: \"$opt\"\n")
+ if defined($mi) && !$mi && !defined($ma) && !defined($cm);
+
$type = 'i' if $type eq 'n';
$dest ||= '$';
$dest = $dest eq '@' ? CTL_DEST_ARRAY
: $dest eq '%' ? CTL_DEST_HASH : CTL_DEST_SCALAR;
+ # Default minargs to 1/0 depending on mand status.
+ $mi = $mand eq '=' ? 1 : 0 unless defined $mi;
+ # Adjust mand status according to minargs.
+ $mand = $mi ? '=' : ':';
+ # Adjust maxargs.
+ $ma = $mi ? $mi : 1 unless defined $ma || defined $cm;
+ return (undef, "Max must be greater than zero in option spec: \"$opt\"\n")
+ if defined($ma) && !$ma;
+ return (undef, "Max less than min in option spec: \"$opt\"\n")
+ if defined($ma) && $ma < $mi;
+
# Fields are hard-wired here.
- $entry = [$type,$orig,$mand eq '=',$dest,undef];
+ $entry = [$type,$orig,undef,$dest,$mi,$ma||-1];
}
# Process all names. First is canonical, the rest are aliases.
# If it is a long option, it may include the value.
# With getopt_compat, only if not bundling.
- if ( ($starter eq "--"
+ if ( ($starter=~/^$longprefix$/
|| ($getopt_compat && ($bundling == 0 || $bundling == 2)))
&& $opt =~ /^([^=]+)=(.*)$/s ) {
$opt = $1;
# See if all matches are for the same option.
my %hit;
foreach ( @hits ) {
- $_ = $opctl->{$_}->[CTL_CNAME]
- if defined $opctl->{$_}->[CTL_CNAME];
- $hit{$_} = 1;
+ my $hit = $_;
+ $hit = $opctl->{$hit}->[CTL_CNAME]
+ if defined $opctl->{$hit}->[CTL_CNAME];
+ $hit{$hit} = 1;
+ }
+ # Remove auto-supplied options (version, help).
+ if ( keys(%hit) == 2 ) {
+ if ( $auto_version && exists($hit{version}) ) {
+ delete $hit{version};
+ }
+ elsif ( $auto_help && exists($hit{help}) ) {
+ delete $hit{help};
+ }
}
# Now see if it really is ambiguous.
unless ( keys(%hit) == 1 ) {
my $ctl = $opctl->{$tryopt};
unless ( defined $ctl ) {
return (0) if $passthrough;
+ # Pretend one char when bundling.
+ if ( $bundling == 1 && length($starter) == 1 ) {
+ $opt = substr($opt,0,1);
+ unshift (@ARGV, $starter.$rest) if defined $rest;
+ }
warn ("Unknown option: ", $opt, "\n");
$error++;
return (1, undef);
}
# Get mandatory status and type info.
- my $mand = $ctl->[CTL_MAND];
+ my $mand = $ctl->[CTL_AMIN];
# Check if there is an option argument available.
if ( $gnu_compat && defined $optarg && $optarg eq '' ) {
return (1, $opt, $ctl, $arg, $key);
}
+sub ValidValue ($$$$$) {
+ my ($ctl, $arg, $mand, $argend, $prefix) = @_;
+
+ if ( $ctl->[CTL_DEST] == CTL_DEST_HASH ) {
+ return 0 unless $arg =~ /[^=]+=(.*)/;
+ $arg = $1;
+ }
+
+ my $type = $ctl->[CTL_TYPE];
+
+ if ( $type eq 's' ) { # string
+ # A mandatory string takes anything.
+ return (1) if $mand;
+
+ return (1) if $arg eq "-";
+
+ # Check for option or option list terminator.
+ return 0 if $arg eq $argend || $arg =~ /^$prefix.+/;
+ return 1;
+ }
+
+ elsif ( $type eq 'i' # numeric/integer
+ || $type eq 'I' # numeric/integer w/ incr default
+ || $type eq 'o' ) { # dec/oct/hex/bin value
+
+ my $o_valid =
+ $type eq 'o' ? "[-+]?[1-9][0-9]*|0x[0-9a-f]+|0b[01]+|0[0-7]*"
+ : "[-+]?[0-9]+";
+
+ return $arg =~ /^$o_valid$/si;
+ }
+
+ elsif ( $type eq 'f' ) { # real number, int is also ok
+ # We require at least one digit before a point or 'e',
+ # and at least one digit following the point and 'e'.
+ # [-]NN[.NN][eNN]
+ return $arg =~ /^[-+]?[0-9.]+(\.[0-9]+)?([eE][-+]?[0-9]+)?$/;
+ }
+ die("ValidValue: Cannot happen\n");
+}
+
# Getopt::Long Configuration.
sub Configure (@) {
my (@options) = @_;
my $prevconfig =
[ $error, $debug, $major_version, $minor_version,
$autoabbrev, $getopt_compat, $ignorecase, $bundling, $order,
- $gnu_compat, $passthrough, $genprefix, $auto_version, $auto_help ];
+ $gnu_compat, $passthrough, $genprefix, $auto_version, $auto_help,
+ $longprefix ];
if ( ref($options[0]) eq 'ARRAY' ) {
( $error, $debug, $major_version, $minor_version,
$autoabbrev, $getopt_compat, $ignorecase, $bundling, $order,
- $gnu_compat, $passthrough, $genprefix, $auto_version, $auto_help ) =
- @{shift(@options)};
+ $gnu_compat, $passthrough, $genprefix, $auto_version, $auto_help,
+ $longprefix ) = @{shift(@options)};
}
my $opt;
# Parenthesize if needed.
$genprefix = "(" . $genprefix . ")"
unless $genprefix =~ /^\(.*\)$/;
- eval { '' =~ /$genprefix/; };
+ eval { '' =~ m"$genprefix"; };
die("Getopt::Long: invalid pattern \"$genprefix\"") if $@;
}
+ elsif ( $try =~ /^long_prefix_pattern=(.+)$/ && $action ) {
+ $longprefix = $1;
+ # Parenthesize if needed.
+ $longprefix = "(" . $longprefix . ")"
+ unless $longprefix =~ /^\(.*\)$/;
+ eval { '' =~ m"$longprefix"; };
+ die("Getopt::Long: invalid long prefix pattern \"$longprefix\"") if $@;
+ }
elsif ( $try eq 'debug' ) {
$debug = $action;
}
=head1 Getting Started with Getopt::Long
-Getopt::Long is the Perl5 successor of C<newgetopt.pl>. This was
-the first Perl module that provided support for handling the new style
-of command line options, hence the name Getopt::Long. This module
-also supports single-character options and bundling. In this case, the
-options are restricted to alphabetic characters only, and the
-characters C<?> and C<->.
+Getopt::Long is the Perl5 successor of C<newgetopt.pl>. This was the
+first Perl module that provided support for handling the new style of
+command line options, hence the name Getopt::Long. This module also
+supports single-character options and bundling. Single character
+options may be any alphabetic character, a question mark, and a dash.
+Long options may consist of a series of letters, digits, and dashes.
+Although this is currently not enforced by Getopt::Long, multiple
+consecutive dashes are not allowed, and the option name must not end
+with a dash.
To use Getopt::Long from a Perl program, you must include the
following line in your Perl program:
To accomplish this behaviour, simply specify an array reference as the
destination for the option:
- my @libfiles = ();
GetOptions ("library=s" => \@libfiles);
-Used with the example above, C<@libfiles> would contain two strings
-upon completion: C<"lib/srdlib"> and C<"lib/extlib">, in that order.
-It is also possible to specify that only integer or floating point
-numbers are acceptible values.
+Alternatively, you can specify that the option can have multiple
+values by adding a "@", and pass a scalar reference as the
+destination:
+
+ GetOptions ("library=s@" => \$libfiles);
+
+Used with the example above, C<@libfiles> (or C<@$libfiles>) would
+contain two strings upon completion: C<"lib/srdlib"> and
+C<"lib/extlib">, in that order. It is also possible to specify that
+only integer or floating point numbers are acceptable values.
Often it is useful to allow comma-separated lists of values as well as
multiple occurrences of the options. This is easy using Perl's split()
and join() operators:
- my @libfiles = ();
GetOptions ("library=s" => \@libfiles);
@libfiles = split(/,/,join(',',@libfiles));
Of course, it is important to choose the right separator string for
each purpose.
+Warning: What follows is an experimental feature.
+
+Options can take multiple values at once, for example
+
+ --coordinates 52.2 16.4 --rgbcolor 255 255 149
+
+This can be accomplished by adding a repeat specifier to the option
+specification. Repeat specifiers are very similar to the C<{...}>
+repeat specifiers that can be used with regular expression patterns.
+For example, the above command line would be handled as follows:
+
+ GetOptions('coordinates=f{2}' => \@coor, 'rgbcolor=i{3}' => \@color);
+
+The destination for the option must be an array or array reference.
+
+It is also possible to specify the minimal and maximal number of
+arguments an option takes. C<foo=s{2,4}> indicates an option that
+takes at least two and at most 4 arguments. C<foo=s{,}> indicates one
+or more values; C<foo:s{,}> indicates zero or more option values.
+
=head2 Options with hash values
If the option destination is a reference to a hash, the option will
take, as value, strings of the form I<key>C<=>I<value>. The value will
be stored with the specified key in the hash.
- my %defines = ();
GetOptions ("define=s" => \%defines);
+Alternatively you can use:
+
+ GetOptions ("define=s%" => \$defines);
+
When used with command line options:
--define os=linux --define vendor=redhat
-the hash C<%defines> will contain two keys, C<"os"> with value
-C<"linux> and C<"vendor"> with value C<"redhat">.
-It is also possible to specify that only integer or floating point
-numbers are acceptible values. The keys are always taken to be strings.
+the hash C<%defines> (or C<%$defines>) will contain two keys, C<"os">
+with value C<"linux> and C<"vendor"> with value C<"redhat">. It is
+also possible to specify that only integer or floating point numbers
+are acceptable values. The keys are always taken to be strings.
=head2 User-defined subroutines to handle options
die(), issue the error message, and record that an error result must
be returned upon completion.
-If the text of the error message starts with an exclamantion mark C<!>
+If the text of the error message starts with an exclamation mark C<!>
it is interpreted specially by GetOptions(). There is currently one
special command implemented: C<die("!FINISH")> will cause GetOptions()
to stop processing options, as if it encountered a double dash C<-->.
GetOptions ('length|height=f' => \$length);
The first name is called the I<primary> name, the other names are
-called I<aliases>.
+called I<aliases>. When using a hash to store options, the key will
+always be the primary name.
Multiple alternate names are possible.
=item !
-The option does not take an argument and may be negated, i.e. prefixed
-by "no". E.g. C<"foo!"> will allow C<--foo> (a value of 1 will be
-assigned) and C<--nofoo> and C<--no-foo> (a value of 0 will be assigned). If the
-option has aliases, this applies to the aliases as well.
+The option does not take an argument and may be negated by prefixing
+it with "no" or "no-". E.g. C<"foo!"> will allow C<--foo> (a value of
+1 will be assigned) as well as C<--nofoo> and C<--no-foo> (a value of
+0 will be assigned). If the option has aliases, this applies to the
+aliases as well.
Using negation on a single letter option when bundling is in effect is
pointless and will result in a warning.
The C<+> specifier is ignored if the option destination is not a scalar.
-=item = I<type> [ I<desttype> ]
+=item = I<type> [ I<desttype> ] [ I<repeat> ]
The option requires an argument of the given type. Supported types
are:
the option value is not otherwise specified. It should be omitted when
not needed.
+The I<repeat> specifies the number of values this option takes per
+occurrence on the command line. It has the format C<{> [ I<min> ] [ C<,> [ I<max> ] ] C<}>.
+
+I<min> denotes the minimal number of arguments. It defaults to 1 for
+options with C<=> and to 0 for options with C<:>, see below. Note that
+I<min> overrules the C<=> / C<:> semantics.
+
+I<max> denotes the maximum number of arguments. It must be at least
+I<min>. If I<max> is omitted, I<but the comma is not>, there is no
+upper bound to the number of argument values taken.
+
=item : I<type> [ I<desttype> ]
Like C<=>, but designates the argument as optional.
=head1 DESCRIPTION
- B<This program> will read the given input file(s) and do someting
+ B<This program> will read the given input file(s) and do something
useful with the contents thereof.
=cut
See L<Pod::Usage> for details.
-=head2 Storing options in a hash
+=head2 Storing option values in a hash
Sometimes, for example when there are a lot of options, having a
separate variable for each of them can be cumbersome. GetOptions()
Configured this way, single-character options can be bundled but long
options B<must> always start with a double dash C<--> to avoid
-abiguity. For example, when C<vax>, C<a>, C<v> and C<x> are all valid
+ambiguity. For example, when C<vax>, C<a>, C<v> and C<x> are all valid
options,
-vax
--foo --bar arg1 arg2 arg3
If an argument callback routine is specified, C<@ARGV> will always be
-empty upon succesful return of GetOptions() since all options have been
+empty upon successful return of GetOptions() since all options have been
processed. The only exception is when C<--> is used:
--foo arg1 --bar arg2 -- arg3
-al, -la, -ala, -all,... a, l
--al, --all all
-The suprising part is that C<--a> sets option C<a> (due to auto
+The surprising part is that C<--a> sets option C<a> (due to auto
completion), not C<all>.
Note: disabling C<bundling> also disables C<bundling_override>.
versions of Getopt::Long and Perl. The message will be written to
standard output and processing will terminate.
+C<auto_version> will be enabled if the calling program explicitly
+specified a version number higher than 2.32 in the C<use> or
+C<require> statement.
+
=item auto_help (default:disabled)
Automatically provide support for the B<--help> and B<-?> options if
message, derived from the SYNOPSIS POD section, will be written to
standard output and processing will terminate.
+C<auto_help> will be enabled if the calling program explicitly
+specified a version number higher than 2.32 in the C<use> or
+C<require> statement.
+
=item pass_through (default: disabled)
Options that are unknown, ambiguous or supplied with an invalid option
=item prefix_pattern
A Perl pattern that identifies the strings that introduce options.
-Default is C<(--|-|\+)> unless environment variable
-POSIXLY_CORRECT has been set, in which case it is C<(--|-)>.
+Default is C<--|-|\+> unless environment variable
+POSIXLY_CORRECT has been set, in which case it is C<--|->.
+
+=item long_prefix_pattern
+
+A Perl pattern that allows the disambiguation of long and short
+prefixes. Default is C<-->.
+
+Typically you only need to set this if you are using nonstandard
+prefixes and want some or all of them to have the same semantics as
+'--' does under normal circumstances.
+
+For example, setting prefix_pattern to C<--|-|\+|\/> and
+long_prefix_pattern to C<--|\/> would add Win32 style argument
+handling.
=item debug (default: disabled)
=head1 Trouble Shooting
-=head2 Warning: Ignoring '!' modifier for short option
-
-This warning is issued when the '!' modifier is applied to a short
-(one-character) option and bundling is in effect. E.g.,
-
- Getopt::Long::Configure("bundling");
- GetOptions("foo|f!" => \$foo);
-
-Note that older Getopt::Long versions did not issue a warning, because
-the '!' modifier was applied to the first name only. This bug was
-fixed in 2.22.
-
-Solution: separate the long and short names and apply the '!' to the
-long names only, e.g.,
-
- GetOptions("foo!" => \$foo, "f" => \$foo);
-
=head2 GetOptions does not return a false result when an option is not supplied
That's why they're called 'options'.
=head1 COPYRIGHT AND DISCLAIMER
-This program is Copyright 2003,1990 by Johan Vromans.
+This program is Copyright 1990,2005 by Johan Vromans.
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
modify it under the terms of the Perl Artistic License or the
GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software