1 /* $OpenBSD: getoldopt.c,v 1.4 2000/01/22 20:24:51 deraadt Exp $ */
2 /* $NetBSD: getoldopt.c,v 1.3 1995/03/21 09:07:28 cgd Exp $ */
5 * Plug-compatible replacement for getopt() for parsing tar-like
6 * arguments. If the first argument begins with "-", it uses getopt;
7 * otherwise, it uses the old rules used by tar, dump, and ps.
9 * Written 25 August 1985 by John Gilmore (ihnp4!hoptoad!gnu) and placed
10 * in the Pubic Domain for your edification and enjoyment.
14 #include <sys/types.h>
24 getoldopt(int argc
, char **argv
, const char *optstring
)
26 static char *key
; /* Points to next keyletter */
27 static char use_getopt
; /* !=0 if argv[1][0] was '-' */
33 if (key
== NULL
) { /* First time */
34 if (argc
< 2) return EOF
;
43 return getopt(argc
, argv
, optstring
);
50 place
= strchr(optstring
, c
);
52 if (place
== NULL
|| c
== ':') {
53 fprintf(stderr
, "%s: unknown option %c\n", argv
[0], c
);
60 optarg
= argv
[optind
];
63 fprintf(stderr
, "%s: %c argument missing\n",