Command Syntax Standard (was Re: Using getopt to parse multi-argument options)

[Daniel F. Fisher]

In article <9383 at smoke.BRL.MIL> gwyn at smoke.BRL.MIL (Doug Gwyn ) writes:
>            getopt() was written to support the Command Syntax
>Standard, and that usage is a violation of the Standard.

What is the Command Syntax Standard?
Who is supposed to conform to it?
To what is it applicable?
Who defined it?
Where do I get a copy it?
Is it part of the SVID?

Email me, and I will summarize if there is interest.  If there is
a more appropriate newsgroup for this, please let me know.

Thanks
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Daniel F. Fisher
dff at morgan.com