Greg Wooledge (12024-03-07): > Looks like you want the -- to separate options from non-option arguments, Of course. > What threw me for a > few moments was that "-salt username" is a single option with argument. > I wasn't expecting "username" to be the salt. It looked like a non-option > argument at first. Yes, that is super weird, possibly a mistake. All the more reason to have the original poster clarify their needs. Regards, -- Nicolas George