gnu-long-options.txt

'after-date'
     '-N' in 'tar'.

'all'
     '-a' in 'du', 'ls', 'nm', 'stty', 'uname', and 'unexpand'.

'all-text'
     '-a' in 'diff'.

'almost-all'
     '-A' in 'ls'.

'append'
     '-a' in 'etags', 'tee', 'time'; '-r' in 'tar'.

'archive'
     '-a' in 'cp'.

'archive-name'
     '-n' in 'shar'.

'arglength'
     '-l' in 'm4'.

'ascii'
     '-a' in 'diff'.

'assign'
     '-v' in 'gawk'.

'assume-new'
     '-W' in 'make'.

'assume-old'
     '-o' in 'make'.

'auto-check'
     '-a' in 'recode'.

'auto-pager'
     '-a' in 'wdiff'.

'auto-reference'
     '-A' in 'ptx'.

'avoid-wraps'
     '-n' in 'wdiff'.

'background'
     For server programs, run in the background.

'backward-search'
     '-B' in 'ctags'.

'basename'
     '-f' in 'shar'.

'batch'
     Used in GDB.

'baud'
     Used in GDB.

'before'
     '-b' in 'tac'.

'binary'
     '-b' in 'cpio' and 'diff'.

'bits-per-code'
     '-b' in 'shar'.

'block-size'
     Used in 'cpio' and 'tar'.

'blocks'
     '-b' in 'head' and 'tail'.

'break-file'
     '-b' in 'ptx'.

'brief'
     Used in various programs to make output shorter.

'bytes'
     '-c' in 'head', 'split', and 'tail'.

'c++'
     '-C' in 'etags'.

'catenate'
     '-A' in 'tar'.

'cd'
     Used in various programs to specify the directory to use.

'changes'
     '-c' in 'chgrp' and 'chown'.

'classify'
     '-F' in 'ls'.

'colons'
     '-c' in 'recode'.

'command'
     '-c' in 'su'; '-x' in GDB.

'compare'
     '-d' in 'tar'.

'compat'
     Used in 'gawk'.

'compress'
     '-Z' in 'tar' and 'shar'.

'concatenate'
     '-A' in 'tar'.

'confirmation'
     '-w' in 'tar'.

'context'
     Used in 'diff'.

'copyleft'
     '-W copyleft' in 'gawk'.

'copyright'
     '-C' in 'ptx', 'recode', and 'wdiff'; '-W copyright' in 'gawk'.

'core'
     Used in GDB.

'count'
     '-q' in 'who'.

'count-links'
     '-l' in 'du'.

'create'
     Used in 'tar' and 'cpio'.

'cut-mark'
     '-c' in 'shar'.

'cxref'
     '-x' in 'ctags'.

'date'
     '-d' in 'touch'.

'debug'
     '-d' in 'make' and 'm4'; '-t' in Bison.

'define'
     '-D' in 'm4'.

'defines'
     '-d' in Bison and 'ctags'.

'delete'
     '-D' in 'tar'.

'dereference'
     '-L' in 'chgrp', 'chown', 'cpio', 'du', 'ls', and 'tar'.

'dereference-args'
     '-D' in 'du'.

'device'
     Specify an I/O device (special file name).

'diacritics'
     '-d' in 'recode'.

'dictionary-order'
     '-d' in 'look'.

'diff'
     '-d' in 'tar'.

'digits'
     '-n' in 'csplit'.

'directory'
     Specify the directory to use, in various programs.  In 'ls', it
     means to show directories themselves rather than their contents.
     In 'rm' and 'ln', it means to not treat links to directories
     specially.

'discard-all'
     '-x' in 'strip'.

'discard-locals'
     '-X' in 'strip'.

'dry-run'
     '-n' in 'make'.

'ed'
     '-e' in 'diff'.

'elide-empty-files'
     '-z' in 'csplit'.

'end-delete'
     '-x' in 'wdiff'.

'end-insert'
     '-z' in 'wdiff'.

'entire-new-file'
     '-N' in 'diff'.

'environment-overrides'
     '-e' in 'make'.

'eof'
     '-e' in 'xargs'.

'epoch'
     Used in GDB.

'error-limit'
     Used in 'makeinfo'.

'error-output'
     '-o' in 'm4'.

'escape'
     '-b' in 'ls'.

'exclude-from'
     '-X' in 'tar'.

'exec'
     Used in GDB.

'exit'
     '-x' in 'xargs'.

'exit-0'
     '-e' in 'unshar'.

'expand-tabs'
     '-t' in 'diff'.

'expression'
     '-e' in 'sed'.

'extern-only'
     '-g' in 'nm'.

'extract'
     '-i' in 'cpio'; '-x' in 'tar'.

'faces'
     '-f' in 'finger'.

'fast'
     '-f' in 'su'.

'fatal-warnings'
     '-E' in 'm4'.

'file'
     '-f' in 'gawk', 'info', 'make', 'mt', 'sed', and 'tar'.

'field-separator'
     '-F' in 'gawk'.

'file-prefix'
     '-b' in Bison.

'file-type'
     '-F' in 'ls'.

'files-from'
     '-T' in 'tar'.

'fill-column'
     Used in 'makeinfo'.

'flag-truncation'
     '-F' in 'ptx'.

'fixed-output-files'
     '-y' in Bison.

'follow'
     '-f' in 'tail'.

'footnote-style'
     Used in 'makeinfo'.

'force'
     '-f' in 'cp', 'ln', 'mv', and 'rm'.

'force-prefix'
     '-F' in 'shar'.

'foreground'
     For server programs, run in the foreground; in other words, don't
     do anything special to run the server in the background.

'format'
     Used in 'ls', 'time', and 'ptx'.

'freeze-state'
     '-F' in 'm4'.

'fullname'
     Used in GDB.

'gap-size'
     '-g' in 'ptx'.

'get'
     '-x' in 'tar'.

'graphic'
     '-i' in 'ul'.

'graphics'
     '-g' in 'recode'.

'group'
     '-g' in 'install'.

'gzip'
     '-z' in 'tar' and 'shar'.

'hashsize'
     '-H' in 'm4'.

'header'
     '-h' in 'objdump' and 'recode'

'heading'
     '-H' in 'who'.

'help'
     Used to ask for brief usage information.

'here-delimiter'
     '-d' in 'shar'.

'hide-control-chars'
     '-q' in 'ls'.

'html'
     In 'makeinfo', output HTML.

'idle'
     '-u' in 'who'.

'ifdef'
     '-D' in 'diff'.

'ignore'
     '-I' in 'ls'; '-x' in 'recode'.

'ignore-all-space'
     '-w' in 'diff'.

'ignore-backups'
     '-B' in 'ls'.

'ignore-blank-lines'
     '-B' in 'diff'.

'ignore-case'
     '-f' in 'look' and 'ptx'; '-i' in 'diff' and 'wdiff'.

'ignore-errors'
     '-i' in 'make'.

'ignore-file'
     '-i' in 'ptx'.

'ignore-indentation'
     '-I' in 'etags'.

'ignore-init-file'
     '-f' in Oleo.

'ignore-interrupts'
     '-i' in 'tee'.

'ignore-matching-lines'
     '-I' in 'diff'.

'ignore-space-change'
     '-b' in 'diff'.

'ignore-zeros'
     '-i' in 'tar'.

'include'
     '-i' in 'etags'; '-I' in 'm4'.

'include-dir'
     '-I' in 'make'.

'incremental'
     '-G' in 'tar'.

'info'
     '-i', '-l', and '-m' in Finger.

'init-file'
     In some programs, specify the name of the file to read as the
     user's init file.

'initial'
     '-i' in 'expand'.

'initial-tab'
     '-T' in 'diff'.

'inode'
     '-i' in 'ls'.

'interactive'
     '-i' in 'cp', 'ln', 'mv', 'rm'; '-e' in 'm4'; '-p' in 'xargs'; '-w'
     in 'tar'.

'intermix-type'
     '-p' in 'shar'.

'iso-8601'
     Used in 'date'

'jobs'
     '-j' in 'make'.

'just-print'
     '-n' in 'make'.

'keep-going'
     '-k' in 'make'.

'keep-files'
     '-k' in 'csplit'.

'kilobytes'
     '-k' in 'du' and 'ls'.

'language'
     '-l' in 'etags'.

'less-mode'
     '-l' in 'wdiff'.

'level-for-gzip'
     '-g' in 'shar'.

'line-bytes'
     '-C' in 'split'.

'lines'
     Used in 'split', 'head', and 'tail'.

'link'
     '-l' in 'cpio'.

'lint'
'lint-old'
     Used in 'gawk'.

'list'
     '-t' in 'cpio'; '-l' in 'recode'.

'list'
     '-t' in 'tar'.

'literal'
     '-N' in 'ls'.

'load-average'
     '-l' in 'make'.

'login'
     Used in 'su'.

'machine'
     Used in 'uname'.

'macro-name'
     '-M' in 'ptx'.

'mail'
     '-m' in 'hello' and 'uname'.

'make-directories'
     '-d' in 'cpio'.

'makefile'
     '-f' in 'make'.

'mapped'
     Used in GDB.

'max-args'
     '-n' in 'xargs'.

'max-chars'
     '-n' in 'xargs'.

'max-lines'
     '-l' in 'xargs'.

'max-load'
     '-l' in 'make'.

'max-procs'
     '-P' in 'xargs'.

'mesg'
     '-T' in 'who'.

'message'
     '-T' in 'who'.

'minimal'
     '-d' in 'diff'.

'mixed-uuencode'
     '-M' in 'shar'.

'mode'
     '-m' in 'install', 'mkdir', and 'mkfifo'.

'modification-time'
     '-m' in 'tar'.

'multi-volume'
     '-M' in 'tar'.

'name-prefix'
     '-a' in Bison.

'nesting-limit'
     '-L' in 'm4'.

'net-headers'
     '-a' in 'shar'.

'new-file'
     '-W' in 'make'.

'no-builtin-rules'
     '-r' in 'make'.

'no-character-count'
     '-w' in 'shar'.

'no-check-existing'
     '-x' in 'shar'.

'no-common'
     '-3' in 'wdiff'.

'no-create'
     '-c' in 'touch'.

'no-defines'
     '-D' in 'etags'.

'no-deleted'
     '-1' in 'wdiff'.

'no-dereference'
     '-d' in 'cp'.

'no-inserted'
     '-2' in 'wdiff'.

'no-keep-going'
     '-S' in 'make'.

'no-lines'
     '-l' in Bison.

'no-piping'
     '-P' in 'shar'.

'no-prof'
     '-e' in 'gprof'.

'no-regex'
     '-R' in 'etags'.

'no-sort'
     '-p' in 'nm'.

'no-splash'
     Don't print a startup splash screen.

'no-split'
     Used in 'makeinfo'.

'no-static'
     '-a' in 'gprof'.

'no-time'
     '-E' in 'gprof'.

'no-timestamp'
     '-m' in 'shar'.

'no-validate'
     Used in 'makeinfo'.

'no-wait'
     Used in 'emacsclient'.

'no-warn'
     Used in various programs to inhibit warnings.

'node'
     '-n' in 'info'.

'nodename'
     '-n' in 'uname'.

'nonmatching'
     '-f' in 'cpio'.

'nstuff'
     '-n' in 'objdump'.

'null'
     '-0' in 'xargs'.

'number'
     '-n' in 'cat'.

'number-nonblank'
     '-b' in 'cat'.

'numeric-sort'
     '-n' in 'nm'.

'numeric-uid-gid'
     '-n' in 'cpio' and 'ls'.

'nx'
     Used in GDB.

'old-archive'
     '-o' in 'tar'.

'old-file'
     '-o' in 'make'.

'one-file-system'
     '-l' in 'tar', 'cp', and 'du'.

'only-file'
     '-o' in 'ptx'.

'only-prof'
     '-f' in 'gprof'.

'only-time'
     '-F' in 'gprof'.

'options'
     '-o' in 'getopt', 'fdlist', 'fdmount', 'fdmountd', and 'fdumount'.

'output'
     In various programs, specify the output file name.

'output-prefix'
     '-o' in 'shar'.

'override'
     '-o' in 'rm'.

'overwrite'
     '-c' in 'unshar'.

'owner'
     '-o' in 'install'.

'paginate'
     '-l' in 'diff'.

'paragraph-indent'
     Used in 'makeinfo'.

'parents'
     '-p' in 'mkdir' and 'rmdir'.

'pass-all'
     '-p' in 'ul'.

'pass-through'
     '-p' in 'cpio'.

'port'
     '-P' in 'finger'.

'portability'
     '-c' in 'cpio' and 'tar'.

'posix'
     Used in 'gawk'.

'prefix-builtins'
     '-P' in 'm4'.

'prefix'
     '-f' in 'csplit'.

'preserve'
     Used in 'tar' and 'cp'.

'preserve-environment'
     '-p' in 'su'.

'preserve-modification-time'
     '-m' in 'cpio'.

'preserve-order'
     '-s' in 'tar'.

'preserve-permissions'
     '-p' in 'tar'.

'print'
     '-l' in 'diff'.

'print-chars'
     '-L' in 'cmp'.

'print-data-base'
     '-p' in 'make'.

'print-directory'
     '-w' in 'make'.

'print-file-name'
     '-o' in 'nm'.

'print-symdefs'
     '-s' in 'nm'.

'printer'
     '-p' in 'wdiff'.

'prompt'
     '-p' in 'ed'.

'proxy'
     Specify an HTTP proxy.

'query-user'
     '-X' in 'shar'.

'question'
     '-q' in 'make'.

'quiet'
     Used in many programs to inhibit the usual output.  Every program
     accepting '--quiet' should accept '--silent' as a synonym.

'quiet-unshar'
     '-Q' in 'shar'

'quote-name'
     '-Q' in 'ls'.

'rcs'
     '-n' in 'diff'.

're-interval'
     Used in 'gawk'.

'read-full-blocks'
     '-B' in 'tar'.

'readnow'
     Used in GDB.

'recon'
     '-n' in 'make'.

'record-number'
     '-R' in 'tar'.

'recursive'
     Used in 'chgrp', 'chown', 'cp', 'ls', 'diff', and 'rm'.

'reference'
     '-r' in 'touch'.

'references'
     '-r' in 'ptx'.

'regex'
     '-r' in 'tac' and 'etags'.

'release'
     '-r' in 'uname'.

'reload-state'
     '-R' in 'm4'.

'relocation'
     '-r' in 'objdump'.

'rename'
     '-r' in 'cpio'.

'replace'
     '-i' in 'xargs'.

'report-identical-files'
     '-s' in 'diff'.

'reset-access-time'
     '-a' in 'cpio'.

'reverse'
     '-r' in 'ls' and 'nm'.

'reversed-ed'
     '-f' in 'diff'.

'right-side-defs'
     '-R' in 'ptx'.

'same-order'
     '-s' in 'tar'.

'same-permissions'
     '-p' in 'tar'.

'save'
     '-g' in 'stty'.

'se'
     Used in GDB.

'sentence-regexp'
     '-S' in 'ptx'.

'separate-dirs'
     '-S' in 'du'.

'separator'
     '-s' in 'tac'.

'sequence'
     Used by 'recode' to chose files or pipes for sequencing passes.

'shell'
     '-s' in 'su'.

'show-all'
     '-A' in 'cat'.

'show-c-function'
     '-p' in 'diff'.

'show-ends'
     '-E' in 'cat'.

'show-function-line'
     '-F' in 'diff'.

'show-tabs'
     '-T' in 'cat'.

'silent'
     Used in many programs to inhibit the usual output.  Every program
     accepting '--silent' should accept '--quiet' as a synonym.

'size'
     '-s' in 'ls'.

'socket'
     Specify a file descriptor for a network server to use for its
     socket, instead of opening and binding a new socket.  This provides
     a way to run, in a non-privileged process, a server that normally
     needs a reserved port number.

'sort'
     Used in 'ls'.

'source'
     '-W source' in 'gawk'.

'sparse'
     '-S' in 'tar'.

'speed-large-files'
     '-H' in 'diff'.

'split-at'
     '-E' in 'unshar'.

'split-size-limit'
     '-L' in 'shar'.

'squeeze-blank'
     '-s' in 'cat'.

'start-delete'
     '-w' in 'wdiff'.

'start-insert'
     '-y' in 'wdiff'.

'starting-file'
     Used in 'tar' and 'diff' to specify which file within a directory
     to start processing with.

'statistics'
     '-s' in 'wdiff'.

'stdin-file-list'
     '-S' in 'shar'.

'stop'
     '-S' in 'make'.

'strict'
     '-s' in 'recode'.

'strip'
     '-s' in 'install'.

'strip-all'
     '-s' in 'strip'.

'strip-debug'
     '-S' in 'strip'.

'submitter'
     '-s' in 'shar'.

'suffix'
     '-S' in 'cp', 'ln', 'mv'.

'suffix-format'
     '-b' in 'csplit'.

'sum'
     '-s' in 'gprof'.

'summarize'
     '-s' in 'du'.

'symbolic'
     '-s' in 'ln'.

'symbols'
     Used in GDB and 'objdump'.

'synclines'
     '-s' in 'm4'.

'sysname'
     '-s' in 'uname'.

'tabs'
     '-t' in 'expand' and 'unexpand'.

'tabsize'
     '-T' in 'ls'.

'terminal'
     '-T' in 'tput' and 'ul'.  '-t' in 'wdiff'.

'text'
     '-a' in 'diff'.

'text-files'
     '-T' in 'shar'.

'time'
     Used in 'ls' and 'touch'.

'timeout'
     Specify how long to wait before giving up on some operation.

'to-stdout'
     '-O' in 'tar'.

'total'
     '-c' in 'du'.

'touch'
     '-t' in 'make', 'ranlib', and 'recode'.

'trace'
     '-t' in 'm4'.

'traditional'
     '-t' in 'hello'; '-W traditional' in 'gawk'; '-G' in 'ed', 'm4',
     and 'ptx'.

'tty'
     Used in GDB.

'typedefs'
     '-t' in 'ctags'.

'typedefs-and-c++'
     '-T' in 'ctags'.

'typeset-mode'
     '-t' in 'ptx'.

'uncompress'
     '-z' in 'tar'.

'unconditional'
     '-u' in 'cpio'.

'undefine'
     '-U' in 'm4'.

'undefined-only'
     '-u' in 'nm'.

'update'
     '-u' in 'cp', 'ctags', 'mv', 'tar'.

'usage'
     Used in 'gawk'; same as '--help'.

'uuencode'
     '-B' in 'shar'.

'vanilla-operation'
     '-V' in 'shar'.

'verbose'
     Print more information about progress.  Many programs support this.

'verify'
     '-W' in 'tar'.

'version'
     Print the version number.

'version-control'
     '-V' in 'cp', 'ln', 'mv'.

'vgrind'
     '-v' in 'ctags'.

'volume'
     '-V' in 'tar'.

'what-if'
     '-W' in 'make'.

'whole-size-limit'
     '-l' in 'shar'.

'width'
     '-w' in 'ls' and 'ptx'.

'word-regexp'
     '-W' in 'ptx'.

'writable'
     '-T' in 'who'.

'zeros'
     '-z' in 'gprof'.