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@@ -503,7 +503,9 @@ arguments are:
- the options the builtin accepts, given as a string containing the
option characters (the above example makes the builtin accept the
options `f', `l', `a', `g', and `s'). Passing NULL here disables
- all flag handling, i.e. even "--".
+ all flag handling, i.e. even "--". Each option letter may be
+ followed by one of ":" (argument must follow), "::" (optional
+ argument may follow), or ":%" (optional numeric argument).
- and finally a optional string containing option characters that
will always be reported as set when calling the C-function (this,
too, can be used when using one C-function to implement multiple