-.TH GETOPT "1" "June 2012" "util-linux" "User Commands"
+.TH GETOPT "1" "December 2014" "util-linux" "User Commands"
.SH NAME
getopt \- parse command options (enhanced)
.SH SYNOPSIS
.PP
Traditional implementations of
.BR getopt (1)
-are unable to cope with whitespace and other (shell\-specific)
+are unable to cope with whitespace and other (shell-specific)
special characters in arguments and non\-option parameters. To solve
this problem, this implementation can generate quoted output which
must once again be interpreted by the shell (usually by using the
and
.RB ' tcsh '.
.TP
-.BR \-u , " \-\-unquoted"
-Do not quote the output. Note that whitespace and special
-(shell\-dependent) characters can cause havoc in this mode (like they
-do with other
-.BR getopt (1)
-implementations).
-.TP
.BR \-T , " \-\-test"
Test if your
.BR getopt (1)
.RB ' \-\- '
and error status 0.
.TP
+.BR \-u , " \-\-unquoted"
+Do not quote the output. Note that whitespace and special
+(shell-dependent) characters can cause havoc in this mode (like they
+do with other
+.BR getopt (1)
+implementations).
+.TP
.BR \-V , " \-\-version"
Display version information and exit. No other output is generated.
.SH PARSING