* Sun 2008-02-03 Jakub Narebski [off-list ref] INBOX
I would say "[--whitespace=<option>]" or "[--whitespace=<action>]"
instead of introducing yet not agreed upon notation (this has the
advantage of shortening synopisis, which should be short IMHO).
The "{a|b|c}" is a used syntax. See cpio(1).
cpio {-o|--create} [-0acvABLV] ...
The information about values to --whitespace is buried under 2 manual
pages. A help that displays the values immediately is more helpful. The
--whitespace option is used very frequently.
Jari
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