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put short options explanation in the --help output


From: Dan Jacobson
Subject: put short options explanation in the --help output
Date: Wed, 25 Dec 2002 07:40:39 +0800

Configuration Information [Automatically generated, do not change]:
Machine: i386
OS: linux-gnu
Compiler: gcc
Compilation CFLAGS:  -DPROGRAM='bash' -DCONF_HOSTTYPE='i386' 
-DCONF_OSTYPE='linux-gnu' -DCONF_MACHTYPE='i386-pc-linux-gnu' 
-DCONF_VENDOR='pc' -DSHELL -DHAVE_CONFIG_H  -I.  
-I/home/packages/bash/bash-2.05b -I/home/packages/bash/bash-2.05b/include 
-I/home/packages/bash/bash-2.05b/lib  -g -O2
uname output: Linux debian 2.4.18-k7 #1 Sun Apr 14 13:19:11 EST 2002 i686 AMD 
Duron(tm) processor AuthenticAMD GNU/Linux
Machine Type: i386-pc-linux-gnu

Bash Version: 2.05b
Patch Level: 0
Release Status: release

Description:
        [Detailed description of the problem, suggestion, or complaint.]


can you please put the short options also in the explanation list so
we can quickly get their meanings?  cf. many other programs's --help.

bash --help
GNU bash, version 2.05b.0(1)-release-(i386-pc-linux-gnu)
Usage:  bash [GNU long option] [option] ...
        bash [GNU long option] [option] script-file ...
GNU long options:
        --debug
        --dump-po-strings
        --dump-strings
        --help
        --init-file
        --login
        --noediting
        --noprofile
        --norc
        --posix
        --rcfile
        --restricted
        --verbose
        --version
        --wordexp
Shell options:
        -irsD or -c command or -O shopt_option          (invocation only)
        -abefhkmnptuvxBCHP or -o option
Type `bash -c "help set"' for more information about shell options.
Type `bash -c help' for more information about shell builtin commands.

...those last two arent what i want. i just want an abbreviated list
to remind me what sh -e, sh -f, etc do handy without plodding thru the
man page.  this should be available via --help.





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