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@@ -219,6 +219,12 @@ 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)`::
+ 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
+ pass the command-line option, which can be specified multiple times,
+ to another command.
+
The last element of the array must be `OPT_END()`.