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diff --git a/Documentation/technical/api-parse-options.txt b/Documentation/technical/api-parse-options.txt index 5f0757dcc9..36768b479e 100644 --- a/Documentation/technical/api-parse-options.txt +++ b/Documentation/technical/api-parse-options.txt @@ -144,8 +144,12 @@ There are some macros to easily define options: `OPT_COUNTUP(short, long, &int_var, description)`:: Introduce a count-up option. - `int_var` is incremented on each use of `--option`, and - reset to zero with `--no-option`. + Each use of `--option` increments `int_var`, starting from zero + (even if initially negative), and `--no-option` resets it to + zero. To determine if `--option` or `--no-option` was encountered at + all, initialize `int_var` to a negative value, and if it is still + negative after parse_options(), then neither `--option` nor + `--no-option` was seen. `OPT_BIT(short, long, &int_var, description, mask)`:: Introduce a boolean option. @@ -164,6 +168,11 @@ There are some macros to easily define options: Introduce an option with string argument. The string argument is put into `str_var`. +`OPT_STRING_LIST(short, long, &struct string_list, arg_str, description)`:: + Introduce an option with string argument. + The string argument is stored as an element in `string_list`. + Use of `--no-option` will clear the list of preceding values. + `OPT_INTEGER(short, long, &int_var, description)`:: Introduce an option with integer argument. The integer is put into `int_var`. @@ -231,6 +240,13 @@ There are some macros to easily define options: pass the command-line option, which can be specified multiple times, to another command. +`OPT_CMDMODE(short, long, &int_var, description, enum_val)`:: + Define an "operation mode" option, only one of which in the same + group of "operating mode" options that share the same `int_var` + can be given by the user. `enum_val` is set to `int_var` when the + option is used, but an error is reported if other "operating mode" + option has already set its value to the same `int_var`. + The last element of the array must be `OPT_END()`. |