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Date: | Wed, 17 Jan 2001 13:27:05 -0600 |
From: | JT Williams <jeffw AT darwin DOT sfbr DOT org> |
To: | djgpp AT delorie DOT com |
Subject: | command-line switch/argument syntax standards |
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I'm looking for a document that describes the `standards' (if any) for specifying command-line options and arguments in program documentation, e.g., foo [ -bar ] [ --quiet ] <filename> has [ ] for optional arguments, < > to indicate something the user must enter, and so on. I did not find this information in the GNU coding standards. -- TIA/jtw
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