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From: hackney@twisto.eng.hou.compaq.com (Greg Hackney)
Subject: FreeBSD 1.1 - getopt() differences ???
Organization: Compaq Computer Corp.
Date: Thu, 19 May 1994 18:15:35 GMT
Message-ID: <Cq2Apz.Ipu@twisto.eng.hou.compaq.com>
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I noticed that getopt(3) has been changed a bit in the
release of FreeBSD 1.1, and that a couple of programs
aparently break because of this.

For example the command: strings -n3 filename

Is this a getopt bug, or do programs need revision to
meet getopts new design ?

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