.. index:: getopt (command)

.. _command_getopt:

getopt - parse option arguments
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Usage
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``getopt OPTSTRING VAR``

Synopsis
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::

  OPTSTRING contains the option letters. Add a colon to an option if this
  option has a required argument or two colons for an optional argument. The
  current option is saved in VAR, arguments are saved in $OPTARG. Any
  non-option arguments can be accessed starting from $1.

.. generated from: ./common/hush.c
.. command function: do_dummy_command