In article <21471 at bu-cs.BU.EDU> bzs at bu-cs.BU.EDU (Barry Shein) writes: >Howsabout '-=' ? This, as well as -, -. -: -_ -+ -~ -@ -# -% -^, should trip the usage message in the majority of getopt()-based utilities. Use the one that makes you happiest (presumably the one that interacts least with your shell). I'll stick to -? myself.