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diff --git a/Documentation/technical/api-parse-options.txt b/Documentation/technical/api-parse-options.txt index 2b036d7838..5a60bbfa7f 100644 --- a/Documentation/technical/api-parse-options.txt +++ b/Documentation/technical/api-parse-options.txt @@ -198,8 +198,10 @@ There are some macros to easily define options: The filename will be prefixed by passing the filename along with the prefix argument of `parse_options()` to `prefix_filename()`. -`OPT_ARGUMENT(long, description)`:: +`OPT_ARGUMENT(long, &int_var, description)`:: Introduce a long-option argument that will be kept in `argv[]`. + If this option was seen, `int_var` will be set to one (except + if a `NULL` pointer was passed). `OPT_NUMBER_CALLBACK(&var, description, func_ptr)`:: Recognize numerical options like -123 and feed the integer as @@ -230,9 +232,9 @@ There are some macros to easily define options: will be overwritten, so this should only be used for options where the last one specified on the command line wins. -`OPT_PASSTHRU_ARGV(short, long, &argv_array_var, arg_str, description, flags)`:: +`OPT_PASSTHRU_ARGV(short, long, &strvec_var, arg_str, description, flags)`:: Introduce an option where all instances of it on the command-line will - be reconstructed into an argv_array. This is useful when you need to + be reconstructed into a strvec. This is useful when you need to pass the command-line option, which can be specified multiple times, to another command. |