>From Doug Gwyn... >It won't work at all! -HELP already has a standard meaning and getopt() >supports it: this is equivalent to -H -E -L -P. Good point, absolutely correct and would introduce other mysteriousness. Gee, I'm glad we air these things in public. Howsabout '-=' ? (or is that "Howsabout -= =") -Barry Shein, Boston University