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authorBoris Kolpackov <boris@codesynthesis.com>2010-06-04 09:25:29 +0200
committerBoris Kolpackov <boris@codesynthesis.com>2010-06-04 09:25:29 +0200
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Add support for single quotes in option files
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<dd>Read additional options from <i>file</i> with each option appearing on a
separate line optionally followed by space and an option value. Empty lines
and lines starting with <code><b>#</b></code> are ignored. Option values can
- be enclosed in double quotes (<code><b>""</b></code>) to preserve leading
- and trailing whitespaces as well as to specify empty values. If the value
- itself contains trailing or leading double quote, enclose it with an extra
- pair of double quotes, for example <code><b>""x""</b></code>. Non-leading
- and non-trailing quotes are interpreted as being part of the option value.
+ be enclosed in double (<code><b>"</b></code>) or single
+ (<code><b>'</b></code>) quotes to preserve leading and trailing whitespaces
+ as well as to specify empty values. If the value itself contains trailing or
+ leading double quote, enclose it with an extra pair of quotes, for example
+ <code><b>'"x"'</b></code>. Non-leading and non-trailing quotes are
+ interpreted as being part of the option value.
<p>The semantics of providing options in a file is equivalent to providing
the same set of options in the same order on the command line at the point