[ksh93-integration-discuss] Re: [ast-users] getopts function and manual page output

[Glenn Fowler]

any ast command or script using getopts with self-documenting usage
can output its own usage string
try this from withing ksh:

	getopts '--??usage' 2>&1 | fmt -o

where fmt is the ast fmt and -o formats optget(3) usage strings

On Mon, 13 Nov 2006 16:53:35 +0100 Josh Hurst wrote:
> How can I get the getopts function in ksh93 to output a full manual
> page, including the long options?

	getopts "$USAGE" OPT --man

> does anyone have an example script
> which uses getopts with long options like '--test' as alias for '-t'
> and prints a full manual page for '--man'?

if you have installed the ast-open package look at any of the scripts named by:

	tw -d $INSTALLROOT/bin -e "mime=='*/*sh'"

-- Glenn Fowler -- AT&T Research, Florham Park NJ --