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diff --git a/lib/Getopt/Long/README b/lib/Getopt/Long/README index 691253ded6..cddaec1e78 100644 --- a/lib/Getopt/Long/README +++ b/lib/Getopt/Long/README @@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ By default, single-letter option names are case sensitive. "nodebug" will switch it off. - options can set values, but also add values producing an array of values instead of a single scalar value, or set values in a hash. + - options can have multiple values, e.g., "--position 25 624". * Options linkage @@ -162,8 +163,15 @@ to reverse the effect: - prefix_pattern A Perl pattern that identifies the strings that introduce - options. Default is (--|-|\+) unless environment variable - POSIXLY_CORRECT has been set, in which case it is (--|-). + options. Default is --|-|\+ unless environment variable + POSIXLY_CORRECT has been set, in which case it is --|-. + + - long_prefix_pattern + + A perl pattern that is used to identify which prefixes + should be treated as long style. Any prefixes that don't + match this pattern will have short option semantics. + Defaults to --. - debug @@ -192,7 +200,7 @@ Or use the CPAN search engine: COPYRIGHT AND DISCLAIMER ======================== -Module Getopt::Long is Copyright 2003,1990 by Johan Vromans. +Module Getopt::Long is Copyright 2005,1990 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 @@ -201,6 +209,6 @@ later version. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Johan Vromans jvromans@squirrel.nl -Squirrel Consultancy Haarlem, the Netherlands +Squirrel Consultancy Exloo, the Netherlands http://www.squirrel.nl http://www.squirrel.nl/people/jvromans ------------------ "Arms are made for hugging" -------------------- |