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Option clustering

h908714124 edited this page Jun 21, 2021 · 16 revisions

Option clustering for unix-type flags is supported.

Assume that mode flags -x and -z are defined, as well as a unary option -f. Then the following is valid input:

tar -xzf file.tgz

which is shorter than having to type out each option name in full:

tar -x -z -f file.tgz

The "attached" style of passing the file argument also works:

tar -xzffile.tgz

but please note that = is not part of the syntax. The following passes =file.tgz as the file name, which might not be what you want:

tar -xzf=file.tgz         # '=file.tgz'

Of course, when a gnu-style name like --file is used instead of -f, = is valid syntax to separate the value from the option name:

tar -xz --file=file.tgz   # 'file.tgz'

Set @Command(unixClustering = false) to disable option clustering.

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