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authorGavin Howard <gavin@yzena.com>2021-07-21 22:29:25 -0600
committerGavin Howard <gavin@yzena.com>2021-07-21 22:29:25 -0600
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Add the redefine option to the bc help text
Signed-off-by: Gavin Howard <gavin@yzena.com>
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diff --git a/gen/bc_help.txt b/gen/bc_help.txt
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@@ -108,6 +108,17 @@ Options:
Disable the read prompt in interactive mode.
+ -r keyword --redefine=keyword
+
+ Redefines "keyword" and allows it to be used as a function, variable, and
+ array name. This is useful when this bc gives parse errors on scripts
+ meant for other bc implementations.
+
+ Only keywords that are not in the POSIX bc spec may be redefined.
+
+ It is a fatal error to attempt to redefine a keyword that cannot be
+ redefined or does not exist.
+
-q --quiet
Don't print version and copyright.