From: Daniel Bretoi <lists@...>
Date: 2003-10-30T07:33:21+09:00
Subject: Re: getoption long question

On Thu, Oct 30, 2003 at 05:35:04AM +0900, Daniel Carrera wrote:
> > opts = GetoptLong.new(_
> > ???[ "--create-test", "-T", GetoptLong::NO_ARGUMENT ],
> > )
> > 
> > what if I don't actually want short options such as the -T? (running out
> > of suitable letters, or something)
> > 
> > How would I use it then?
> 
> 
> opts = GetoptLong.new(
>         [ "--create-test", GetoptLong::NO_ARGUMENT ]
>     )
> 
> The short options are optional.  GetoptLong is very flexible.  You can 
> have as many or as few short and long options as you like.
> 
>  $ cat test.rb 
> require 'getoptlong'
> 
> opts = GetoptLong.new(
>         [ "--create-test", GetoptLong::NO_ARGUMENT ]
>     )
>  $ ruby test.rb 
>  $

Thank you. I swear I tried this before asking, and I got errors. Once
you ask....

db

> 
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