flawfinder.1: Tweak documentation about flag syntax

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David A. Wheeler 2014-09-07 14:05:52 -04:00
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@ -302,18 +302,19 @@ select input data,
select which hits to display, select which hits to display,
select the output format, select the output format,
and perform hitlist management. and perform hitlist management.
Flawfinder supports the standard syntax defined in the The commonly-used flawfinder options
support the standard option syntax defined in the
POSIX (Issue 7, 2013 Edition) section ``Utility Conventions''. POSIX (Issue 7, 2013 Edition) section ``Utility Conventions''.
It also supports the GNU long options Flawfinder also supports the GNU long options
(double-dash options of form \-\-\fIoption\fR) (double-dash options of form \-\-\fIoption\fR)
as defined in the \fIGNU C Library Reference Manual\fR as defined in the \fIGNU C Library Reference Manual\fR
``Program Argument Syntax Conventions'' ``Program Argument Syntax Conventions''
and \fIGNU Coding Standards\fR ``Standards for Command Line Interfaces''. and \fIGNU Coding Standards\fR ``Standards for Command Line Interfaces''.
Long option arguments can be provided as ``--name=value'' or ``-name value''. Long option arguments can be provided as ``--name=value'' or ``-name value''.
Some options can only be accessed using the more All options can be accessed using the more
readable GNU long option conventions; readable GNU long option conventions;
common options are also supported some less commonly used options can \fIonly\fR be accessed
by the older single-letter option convention. using long option conventions.
.SS "Documentation" .SS "Documentation"