[lld] r370800 - ld.lld.1: explain long options may use one or two dashes

[Ed Maste via llvm-commits]

Author: emaste
Date: Tue Sep  3 10:58:30 2019
New Revision: 370800

URL: http://llvm.org/viewvc/llvm-project?rev=370800&view=rev
Log:
ld.lld.1: explain long options may use one or two dashes

Obtained from FreeBSD r329003

Modified:
    lld/trunk/docs/ld.lld.1

Modified: lld/trunk/docs/ld.lld.1
URL: http://llvm.org/viewvc/llvm-project/lld/trunk/docs/ld.lld.1?rev=370800&r1=370799&r2=370800&view=diff
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--- lld/trunk/docs/ld.lld.1 (original)
+++ lld/trunk/docs/ld.lld.1 Tue Sep  3 10:58:30 2019
@@ -40,6 +40,17 @@ was built, so you can always use
 .Nm
 as a native linker as well as a cross linker.
 .Sh OPTIONS
+Many options have both a single-letter and long form.
+When using the long form options other than those beginning with the
+letter
+.Cm o
+may be specified using either one or two dashes preceding the option name.
+Long options beginning with
+.Cm o
+require two dashes to avoid confusion with the
+.Fl o Ar path
+option.
+.Pp
 .Bl -tag -width indent
 .It Fl -allow-multiple-definition
 Do not error if a symbol is defined multiple times.