Usage: getopt getopt [options] [--] getopt [options] -o|--options [options] [--] Parse command options. Options: -a, --alternative allow long options starting with single - -l, --longoptions the long options to be recognized -n, --name the name under which errors are reported -o, --options the short options to be recognized -q, --quiet disable error reporting by getopt(3) -Q, --quiet-output no normal output -s, --shell set quoting conventions to those of -T, --test test for getopt(1) version -u, --unquoted do not quote the output -U, --unknown leave unknown options as they are (implies -q) -h, --help display this help -V, --version display version For more details see getopt(1).