Re: [Groff] Several file arguments to groff

[Ralph Corderoy]

Hi Larry,

> > Unix just doesn't sort command line options, so why does GNU have to
> > choose otherwise?  And since the library doesn't seem to allow this
> > to be turned off, although I'm still looking, we have to re-invent
> > our own getopt, wasting their effort.
> 
> To disable the sorting, start the option string with a "+" or set the
> $POSIXLY_CORRECT environment variable.

Many thanks.  I knew of POSIXLY_CORRECT but it wasn't suitable because
of its side-ranging effects.  I've now read up on `+' and it works fine.

Thanks again,


Ralph.