Public bug reported:
<man:getopt(1)>
> -l, --longoptions longopts
> … More than one option name may be specified at once, by separating the names
> with commas. …
util-linux-2.39.3/misc-utils/getopt.c
291 /*
292 * Register several long options. options is a string of long options,
293 * separated by commas or whitespace. This nukes options!
294 */
295 static void add_long_options(struct getopt_control *ctl, char *options)
296 {
297 »·······int arg_opt;
298 »·······char *tokptr = strtok(options, ", \t\n");
That's a great feature, which should be documented accordingly in the
manual page.
Not yet fixed upstream:
- https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/
- https://github.com/util-linux/util-linux/blob/master/misc-utils/getopt.1.adoc
- https://github.com/util-linux/util-linux/issues/4119
No matching Debian bug: https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-
bin/pkgreport.cgi?repeatmerged=yes&src=util-linux
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 24.04
Package: util-linux 2.39.3-9ubuntu6.5
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 6.8.0-101.101-generic 6.8.12
Uname: Linux 6.8.0-101-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.28.1-0ubuntu3.8
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Fri Mar 13 19:42:32 2026
InstallationDate: Installed on 2025-01-31 (406 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 22.04.5 LTS "Jammy Jellyfish" - Release amd64
(20240911)
SourcePackage: util-linux
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
** Affects: util-linux (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: amd64 apport-bug noble
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getopt --long also accepts whitespace separated list
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