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Date:	Wed, 17 Jan 2001 13:27:05 -0600
From:	JT Williams <jeffw AT darwin DOT sfbr DOT org>
To:	djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Subject:	command-line switch/argument syntax standards
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I'm looking for a document that describes the `standards' (if
any) for specifying command-line options and arguments in
program documentation, e.g.,

	foo [ -bar ] [ --quiet ] <filename>

has [ ] for optional arguments, < > to indicate something the
user must enter, and so on.

I did not find this information in the GNU coding standards.
-- 
TIA/jtw

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