> Getopt::Std only works with single hyphen switches, the only > exceptions being '--', '--help' and '--version'. > > perldoc Getopt::Std > > > Getopt::Std also processes swithes in clusters so "-abcd > filename" is the same as "-a -b -c -d filename". > > > With your command line: > > ./mytest.pl -h localhost -l file --volgroups foo bar > > First the '-h' switch is processed and 'localhost' is > assigned to $opt_h. > Next the '-l' switch is processed and 'file' is assigned to > $opt_l. Next the cluster '--volgroups' is processed as the > switches '-"-"', '-v', '-o' and '-l' > and since '-l' takes a value the remaining string 'groups' is > assigned to $opt_l overwriting the previous value in $opt_l. > > > > > John > --
Ahhh.... I see. Thanks for the clarification, John! -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response>
