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diff --git a/manual/argp.texi b/manual/argp.texi index c049d0e1b6..84b131f36a 100644 --- a/manual/argp.texi +++ b/manual/argp.texi @@ -271,15 +271,14 @@ group); in this usage, it's conventional to end the string with a The group this option is in. In a long help message, options are sorted alphabetically within each -group, and the groups presented in the order @math{0, 1, 2,} @dots{}, -@math{@var{n}, -@var{m},} @dots{}, @math{-2, -1}. Every entry in an +group, and the groups presented in the order 0, 1, 2, @dots{}, @var{n}, +@minus{}@var{m}, @dots{}, @minus{}2, @minus{}1. Every entry in an options array with this field 0 will inherit the group number of the previous entry, or zero if it's the first one, unless its a group header (@code{name} and -@code{key} fields both zero), in which case, the previous entry -@math{@w{} + 1} is +@code{key} fields both zero), in which case, the previous entry + 1 is the default. Automagic options such as @samp{--help} are put into group -@math{-1}. +@minus{}1. Note that because of C structure initialization rules, this field often need not be specified, because 0 is the right value. |