Specification of values following this parameter name:
Specification of values following this parameter name:
- positive number: exactly this number of values must follow this parameter name
- negative number: at least abs(this number) of values must follow this parameter name (variable arity)
- zero: no values must follow this parameter name
Values following this parameter name will be consumed up to the next parameter.
A usage message of this parameter in a two-column layout.
A usage message of this parameter in a two-column layout.
The first column shows the names in one line, the second column shows one ore more lines of description. The lines of the description are taken as given, no automatic word wrap is done.
minimum width of the names column (defaults to 0)
the usage message
A flag parameter has no specific value, it just signals that it is there.
If its
value
is defined, it is present in the command line, else it is not.