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@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ The parse-options API allows:
* Short options may be bundled, e.g. `-a -b` can be specified as `-ab`.
* Boolean long options can be 'negated' (or 'unset') by prepending
- `no-`, e.g. `\--no-abbrev` instead of `\--abbrev`.
+ `no-`, e.g. `\--no-abbrev` instead of `\--abbrev`. Conversely,
+ options that begin with `no-` can be 'negated' by removing it.
* Options and non-option arguments can clearly be separated using the `\--`
option, e.g. `-a -b \--option \-- \--this-is-a-file` indicates that