getoptlong.rb

                          Motoyuki Kasahara
                         (m-kasahr@sra.co.jp)


`getoptlong.rb' is a Ruby library that parses command line options
just like GNU getopt_long().  This library runs on Ruby version 1.1
and later versions.

This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
the same license terms as Ruby.

The latest version of `getoptlong.rb' is found at:

	http://www.sra.co.jp/people/m-kasahr/ruby/getoptlong/

Mail comments and bug reports to

	m-kasahr@sra.co.jp


Major Changes
=============
See the file `NEWS' for a list of major changes in the current release.


Install
=======
See the `INSTALL' for installation instructions.


Usage
=====
See the file `getoptlong.doc' about the usage of `getoptlong.rb'.


Example
=======
The script `wc' in this package is an example of `getoptlong.rb'.
This script is almost compatible with `wc' in GNU textutils-1.22f.
Enter `./wc --help', then usage is displayed.