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authorNoam Postavsky <npostavs@gmail.com>2019-05-04 23:55:50 -0400
committerNoam Postavsky <npostavs@gmail.com>2019-05-04 23:55:50 -0400
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Clarify handling of long options (Bug#24949)
* doc/emacs/cmdargs.texi (Emacs Invocation): Note that space can be used instead of "=" only if an option requires an argument.
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@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ corresponding long form.
The long forms with @samp{--} are easier to remember, but longer to
type. However, you don't have to spell out the whole option name; any
-unambiguous abbreviation is enough. When a long option takes an
+unambiguous abbreviation is enough. When a long option requires an
argument, you can use either a space or an equal sign to separate the
option name and the argument. Thus, for the option @samp{--display},
you can write either @samp{--display sugar-bombs:0.0} or