From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 10705 invoked from network); 2 Sep 2005 17:16:38 -0000 Received: from news.dotsrc.org (HELO a.mx.sunsite.dk) (130.225.247.88) by ns1.primenet.com.au with SMTP; 2 Sep 2005 17:16:38 -0000 Received: (qmail 50492 invoked from network); 2 Sep 2005 17:16:32 -0000 Received: from sunsite.dk (130.225.247.90) by a.mx.sunsite.dk with SMTP; 2 Sep 2005 17:16:32 -0000 Received: (qmail 24613 invoked by alias); 2 Sep 2005 17:16:24 -0000 Mailing-List: contact zsh-users-help@sunsite.dk; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk X-No-Archive: yes X-Seq: 9370 Received: (qmail 24603 invoked from network); 2 Sep 2005 17:16:23 -0000 Received: from news.dotsrc.org (HELO a.mx.sunsite.dk) (130.225.247.88) by sunsite.dk with SMTP; 2 Sep 2005 17:16:23 -0000 Received: (qmail 49372 invoked from network); 2 Sep 2005 17:16:23 -0000 Received: from ns9.hostinglmi.net (213.194.149.146) by a.mx.sunsite.dk with SMTP; 2 Sep 2005 17:16:16 -0000 Received: from 212.red-80-35-44.pooles.rima-tde.net ([80.35.44.212]:32890 helo=localhost) by ns9.hostinglmi.net with esmtpa (Exim 4.52) id 1EBF9G-0002V8-T0; Fri, 02 Sep 2005 19:16:19 +0200 Date: Fri, 2 Sep 2005 19:20:23 +0200 From: DervishD To: Bart Schaefer Cc: Zsh Users Subject: Re: How to handle unknown options in zparseopts Message-ID: <20050902172023.GA1144@DervishD> Mail-Followup-To: Bart Schaefer , Zsh Users References: <20050831154454.GA122@DervishD> <1050902161402.ZM22534@candle.brasslantern.com> <20050902163515.GA962@DervishD> <1050902165400.ZM22636@candle.brasslantern.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit In-Reply-To: <1050902165400.ZM22636@candle.brasslantern.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i Organization: DervishD X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - ns9.hostinglmi.net X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - sunsite.dk X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [0 0] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - dervishd.net X-Source: X-Source-Args: X-Source-Dir: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.0.4 (2005-06-05) on f.primenet.com.au X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.6 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=3.0.4 Hi Bart :) * Bart Schaefer dixit: > } set -- -a xyz > } zparseopts -A array -- a:: > } > } Does that mean that optional arguments must ALWAYS go in the same > } word as the option? > Yes, that's what I was trying to explain. Then I have a problem even using the hybrid solution, because all long options I plan to add to the script have arguments (non optional ones, by the way), so zparseopts it's going to whine a lot ;) Since most of the options are going to be short ones, I'll try to parse long options manually or use GNU getopt (which I don't like much, but...). Thanks for your help, Bart :) Raúl Núñez de Arenas Coronado -- Linux Registered User 88736 | http://www.dervishd.net http://www.pleyades.net & http://www.gotesdelluna.net It's my PC and I'll cry if I want to...