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Re: getopts - mutually exclusive flags
From: |
Chris Jones |
Subject: |
Re: getopts - mutually exclusive flags |
Date: |
Mon, 27 Oct 2008 12:58:55 -0400 |
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Mutt/1.5.13 (2006-08-11) |
On Sun, Oct 26, 2008 at 08:12:58AM EDT, Chris Jones wrote:
> How do I handle mutually exclusive flags with getopts?
>
> I'm writing a script that normally runs from cron and backs up my hard
> drive.
>
> But I'd like to be able to run it manually and specify via flags the
> backup I want to run - daily/incremental or monthly/full.
>
> $ backup -d # daily backup
> $ backup -m # monthly ..
>
> So far my best effort still finds the following acceptable:
>
> $ backup -dm
>
> I'm trying to use getopts to implement an exclusive OR of the two
> options.
>
> Incidentally, I am also curious of the "getopts" way to handle the
> absence of _any_ flags.
>
> Or am I using the wrong tool for the job?
>
> Thanks!
Sorry about triple-post .. seems all three were delayed some 24+ hours
before they made it to the list.
Hopefully my apologies above won't be delayed :-)