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diff --git a/Documentation/technical/api-parse-options.txt b/Documentation/technical/api-parse-options.txt index 4b92514..2527b7e 100644 --- a/Documentation/technical/api-parse-options.txt +++ b/Documentation/technical/api-parse-options.txt @@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ The parse-options API allows: * Short options may be bundled, e.g. `-a -b` can be specified as `-ab`. * Boolean long options can be 'negated' (or 'unset') by prepending - `no-`, e.g. `\--no-abbrev` instead of `\--abbrev`. + `no-`, e.g. `\--no-abbrev` instead of `\--abbrev`. Conversely, + options that begin with `no-` can be 'negated' by removing it. * Options and non-option arguments can clearly be separated using the `\--` option, e.g. `-a -b \--option \-- \--this-is-a-file` indicates that |