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Asked: June 8, 20262026-06-08T23:01:10+00:00 2026-06-08T23:01:10+00:00

In bash: I input the command: getopt -l name,data — –namd and the output

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In bash: I input the command:

getopt -l name,data -- --namd

and the output is

-- name,pp -- --namd

input :

getopt -l name,data -- --name

the output alse

-- name,pp -- --name

why it dosen’t tell me the err when i input getopt -l name,data -- --namd?

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    2026-06-08T23:01:11+00:00Added an answer on June 8, 2026 at 11:01 pm

    The problem is that on the mac, getopt is the BSD based getopt, rather than the gnu-based getopt.

    It doesn’t understand long options. It’s not that it ‘doesn’t work well’, it’s that it’s not designed to do what you asked.

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