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+/*
+
+Copyright (C) 1993-2013 John W. Eaton
+
+This file is part of Octave.
+
+Octave is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the
+Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or (at your
+option) any later version.
+
+Octave is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+along with Octave; see the file COPYING.  If not, see
+<http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+*/
+
+#if !defined (octave_options_usage_h)
+#define octave_options_usage_h 1
+
+#include <iosfwd>
+
+#include "version.h"
+
+// Usage message
+static const char *usage_string =
+  "octave [-HVWdfhiqvx] [--debug] [--debug-jit] [--doc-cache-file file]\n\
+       [--echo-commands] [--eval CODE] [--exec-path path]\n\
+       [--force-gui] [--help] [--image-path path]\n\
+       [--info-file file] [--info-program prog] [--interactive]\n\
+       [--jit-compiler] [--line-editing] [--no-gui] [--no-history]\n\
+       [--no-init-file] [--no-init-path] [--no-line-editing]\n\
+       [--no-site-file] [--no-window-system] [--norc] [-p path]\n\
+       [--path path] [--persist] [--silent] [--traditional]\n\
+       [--verbose] [--version] [file]";
+
+// This is here so that it's more likely that the usage message and
+// the real set of options will agree.  Note: the '+' must come first
+// to prevent getopt from permuting arguments!
+static const char *short_opts = "+HWVdfhip:qvx";
+
+// Long options.  See the comments in getopt.h for the meanings of the
+// fields in this structure.
+#define BUILT_IN_DOCSTRINGS_FILE_OPTION 1
+#define DOC_CACHE_FILE_OPTION 2
+#define EVAL_OPTION 3
+#define EXEC_PATH_OPTION 4
+#define FORCE_GUI_OPTION 5
+#define IMAGE_PATH_OPTION 6
+#define INFO_FILE_OPTION 7
+#define INFO_PROG_OPTION 8
+#define DEBUG_JIT_OPTION 9
+#define JIT_COMPILER_OPTION 10
+#define LINE_EDITING_OPTION 11
+#define NO_GUI_OPTION 12
+#define NO_INIT_FILE_OPTION 13
+#define NO_INIT_PATH_OPTION 14
+#define NO_LINE_EDITING_OPTION 15
+#define NO_SITE_FILE_OPTION 16
+#define PERSIST_OPTION 17
+#define TEXI_MACROS_FILE_OPTION 18
+#define TRADITIONAL_OPTION 19
+struct option long_opts[] = {
+  { "braindead",                no_argument,       0, TRADITIONAL_OPTION },
+  { "built-in-docstrings-file", required_argument, 0, BUILT_IN_DOCSTRINGS_FILE_OPTION },
+  { "debug",                    no_argument,       0, 'd' },
+  { "debug-jit",                no_argument,       0, DEBUG_JIT_OPTION },
+  { "doc-cache-file",           required_argument, 0, DOC_CACHE_FILE_OPTION },
+  { "echo-commands",            no_argument,       0, 'x' },
+  { "eval",                     required_argument, 0, EVAL_OPTION },
+  { "exec-path",                required_argument, 0, EXEC_PATH_OPTION },
+  { "force-gui",                no_argument,       0, FORCE_GUI_OPTION },
+  { "help",                     no_argument,       0, 'h' },
+  { "image-path",               required_argument, 0, IMAGE_PATH_OPTION },
+  { "info-file",                required_argument, 0, INFO_FILE_OPTION },
+  { "info-program",             required_argument, 0, INFO_PROG_OPTION },
+  { "interactive",              no_argument,       0, 'i' },
+  { "jit-compiler",             no_argument,       0, JIT_COMPILER_OPTION },
+  { "line-editing",             no_argument,       0, LINE_EDITING_OPTION },
+  { "no-gui",                   no_argument,       0, NO_GUI_OPTION },
+  { "no-history",               no_argument,       0, 'H' },
+  { "no-init-file",             no_argument,       0, NO_INIT_FILE_OPTION },
+  { "no-init-path",             no_argument,       0, NO_INIT_PATH_OPTION },
+  { "no-line-editing",          no_argument,       0, NO_LINE_EDITING_OPTION },
+  { "no-site-file",             no_argument,       0, NO_SITE_FILE_OPTION },
+  { "no-window-system",         no_argument,       0, 'W' },
+  { "norc",                     no_argument,       0, 'f' },
+  { "path",                     required_argument, 0, 'p' },
+  { "persist",                  no_argument,       0, PERSIST_OPTION },
+  { "quiet",                    no_argument,       0, 'q' },
+  { "silent",                   no_argument,       0, 'q' },
+  { "texi-macros-file",         required_argument, 0, TEXI_MACROS_FILE_OPTION },
+  { "traditional",              no_argument,       0, TRADITIONAL_OPTION },
+  { "verbose",                  no_argument,       0, 'V' },
+  { "version",                  no_argument,       0, 'v' },
+  { 0,                          0,                 0, 0 }
+};
+
+// Usage message with extra help.
+
+static void
+octave_print_verbose_usage_and_exit (void)
+{
+  std::cout << octave_name_version_copyright_copying_and_warranty ()
+            << "\n\
+\n\
+Usage: octave [options] [FILE]\n\
+\n\
+Options:\n\
+\n\
+  --built-in-docstrings-file FILE Use docs for built-ins from FILE.\n\
+  --debug, -d             Enter parser debugging mode.\n\
+  --debug-jit             Enable JIT compiler debugging/tracing.\n\
+  --doc-cache-file FILE   Use doc cache file FILE.\n\
+  --echo-commands, -x     Echo commands as they are executed.\n\
+  --eval CODE             Evaluate CODE.  Exit when done unless --persist.\n\
+  --exec-path PATH        Set path for executing subprograms.\n\
+  --force-gui             Force graphical user interface to start.\n\
+  --help, -h,             Print short help message and exit.\n\
+  --image-path PATH       Add PATH to head of image search path.\n\
+  --info-file FILE        Use top-level info file FILE.\n\
+  --info-program PROGRAM  Use PROGRAM for reading info files.\n\
+  --interactive, -i       Force interactive behavior.\n\
+  --jit-compiler          Enable the JIT compiler.\n\
+  --line-editing          Force readline use for command-line editing.\n\
+  --no-gui                Disable the graphical user interface.\n\
+  --no-history, -H        Don't save commands to the history list\n\
+  --no-init-file          Don't read the ~/.octaverc or .octaverc files.\n\
+  --no-init-path          Don't initialize function search path.\n\
+  --no-line-editing       Don't use readline for command-line editing.\n\
+  --no-site-file          Don't read the site-wide octaverc file.\n\
+  --no-window-system, -W  Disable window system, including graphics.\n\
+  --norc, -f              Don't read any initialization files.\n\
+  --path PATH, -p PATH    Add PATH to head of function search path.\n\
+  --persist               Go interactive after --eval or reading from FILE.\n\
+  --silent, --quiet, -q   Don't print message at startup.\n\
+  --texi-macros-file FILE Use Texinfo macros in FILE for makeinfo command.\n\
+  --traditional           Set variables for closer MATLAB compatibility.\n\
+  --verbose, -V           Enable verbose output in some cases.\n\
+  --version, -v           Print version number and exit.\n\
+\n\
+  FILE                    Execute commands from FILE.  Exit when done\n\
+                          unless --persist is also specified.\n\
+\n"
+            << octave_www_statement ()
+            << "\n\n"
+            << octave_contrib_statement ()
+            << "\n\n"
+            << octave_bugs_statement ()
+            << "\n";
+
+  exit (0);
+}
+
+// Terse usage messsage.
+
+static void
+octave_print_terse_usage_and_exit (void)
+{
+  std::cerr << "\nusage: " << usage_string << "\n\n";
+
+  exit (1);
+}
+
+static void
+octave_print_version_and_exit (void)
+{
+  std::cout << octave_name_version_copyright_copying_warranty_and_bugs ()
+            << "\n";
+  exit (0);
+}
+
+#endif