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diff --git a/doc/option_params.rdoc b/doc/option_params.rdoc
index 98d9630a38..0d06b41e7d 100644
--- a/doc/option_params.rdoc
+++ b/doc/option_params.rdoc
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ Contents:
- {Simple Long Names}[#label-Simple+Long+Names]
- {Long Names with Required Arguments}[#label-Long+Names+with+Required+Arguments]
- {Long Names with Optional Arguments}[#label-Long+Names+with+Optional+Arguments]
+ - {Long Names with Negation}[#label-Long+Names+with+Negation]
- {Mixed Names}[#label-Mixed+Names]
- {Argument Styles}[#label-Argument+Styles]
- {Argument Values}[#label-Argument+Values]
@@ -37,23 +38,6 @@ Contents:
- {Explicit Values in Hash}[#label-Explicit+Values+in+Hash]
- {Argument Value Patterns}[#label-Argument+Value+Patterns]
- {Argument Converters}[#label-Argument+Converters]
- - {Date}[#label-Date]
- - {DateTime}[#label-DateTime]
- - {Time}[#label-Time]
- - {URI}[#label-URI]
- - {Shellwords}[#label-Shellwords]
- - {Integer}[#label-Integer]
- - {Float}[#label-Float]
- - {Numeric}[#label-Numeric]
- - {DecimalInteger}[#label-DecimalInteger]
- - {OctalInteger}[#label-OctalInteger]
- - {DecimalNumeric}[#label-DecimalNumeric]
- - {TrueClass}[#label-TrueClass]
- - {FalseClass}[#label-FalseClass]
- - {Object}[#label-Object]
- - {String}[#label-String]
- - {Array}[#label-Array]
- - {Regexp}[#label-Regexp]
- {Descriptions}[#label-Descriptions]
- {Option Handlers}[#label-Option+Handlers]
- {Handler Blocks}[#label-Handler+Blocks]
@@ -222,6 +206,24 @@ Executions:
$ ruby long_optional.rb --xxx FOO
["--xxx", "FOO"]
+===== Long Names with Negation
+
+A long name may be defined with both positive and negative senses.
+
+File +long_with_negation.rb+ defines an option that has both senses.
+
+ :include: ruby/long_with_negation.rb
+
+Executions:
+
+ $ ruby long_with_negation.rb --help
+ Usage: long_with_negation [options]
+ --[no-]binary Long name with negation
+ $ ruby long_with_negation.rb --binary
+ [true, TrueClass]
+ $ ruby long_with_negation.rb --no-binary
+ [false, FalseClass]
+
==== Mixed Names
An option may have both short and long names.
@@ -233,12 +235,10 @@ File +mixed_names.rb+ defines a mixture of short and long names.
Executions:
$ ruby mixed_names.rb --help
- Usage: mixed_names [options]
- -x, --xxx Short and long, simple
- --yyy yYYY
- Short and long, required argument
- --zzz zZZZ
- Short and long, optional argument
+Usage: mixed_names [options]
+ -x, --xxx Short and long, no argument
+ -y, --yyyYYY Short and long, required argument
+ -z, --zzz [ZZZ] Short and long, optional argument
$ ruby mixed_names.rb -x
["--xxx", true]
$ ruby mixed_names.rb --xxx
@@ -400,334 +400,10 @@ Executions:
An option can specify that its argument is to be converted
from the default \String to an instance of another class.
-\OptionParser has a number of built-in converters,
-which are demonstrated below.
-
-==== \Date
-
-File +date.rb+
-defines an option whose argument is to be converted to a \Date object.
-The argument is converted by method
-{Date.parse}[https://ruby-doc.org/stdlib/libdoc/date/rdoc/Date.html#method-c-parse].
-
- :include: ruby/date.rb
-
-Executions:
-
- $ ruby date.rb --date 2001-02-03
- [#<Date: 2001-02-03 ((2451944j,0s,0n),+0s,2299161j)>, Date]
- $ ruby date.rb --date 20010203
- [#<Date: 2001-02-03 ((2451944j,0s,0n),+0s,2299161j)>, Date]
- $ ruby date.rb --date "3rd Feb 2001"
- [#<Date: 2001-02-03 ((2451944j,0s,0n),+0s,2299161j)>, Date]
-
-==== \DateTime
-
-File +datetime.rb+
-defines an option whose argument is to be converted to a \DateTime object.
-The argument is converted by method
-{DateTime.parse}[https://ruby-doc.org/stdlib-2.6.1/libdoc/date/rdoc/DateTime.html#method-c-parse].
-
- :include: ruby/datetime.rb
-
-Executions:
-
- $ ruby datetime.rb --datetime 2001-02-03T04:05:06+07:00
- [#<DateTime: 2001-02-03T04:05:06+07:00 ((2451943j,75906s,0n),+25200s,2299161j)>, DateTime]
- $ ruby datetime.rb --datetime 20010203T040506+0700
- [#<DateTime: 2001-02-03T04:05:06+07:00 ((2451943j,75906s,0n),+25200s,2299161j)>, DateTime]
- $ ruby datetime.rb --datetime "3rd Feb 2001 04:05:06 PM"
- [#<DateTime: 2001-02-03T16:05:06+00:00 ((2451944j,57906s,0n),+0s,2299161j)>, DateTime]
-
-==== \Time
-
-File +time.rb+
-defines an option whose argument is to be converted to a \Time object.
-The argument is converted by method
-{Time.httpdate}[https://ruby-doc.org/stdlib-2.7.0/libdoc/time/rdoc/Time.html#method-c-httpdate] or
-{Time.parse}[https://ruby-doc.org/stdlib-2.7.0/libdoc/time/rdoc/Time.html#method-c-parse].
-
- :include: ruby/time.rb
-
-Executions:
-
- $ ruby time.rb --time "Thu, 06 Oct 2011 02:26:12 GMT"
- [2011-10-06 02:26:12 UTC, Time]
- $ ruby time.rb --time 2010-10-31
- [2010-10-31 00:00:00 -0500, Time]
-
-==== \URI
-
-File +uri.rb+
-defines an option whose argument is to be converted to a \URI object.
-The argument is converted by method
-{URI.parse}[https://ruby-doc.org/stdlib-2.7.2/libdoc/uri/rdoc/URI.html#method-c-parse].
-
- :include: ruby/uri.rb
-
-Executions:
-
- $ ruby uri.rb --uri https://github.com
- [#<URI::HTTPS https://github.com>, URI::HTTPS]
- $ ruby uri.rb --uri http://github.com
- [#<URI::HTTP http://github.com>, URI::HTTP]
- $ ruby uri.rb --uri file://~/var
- [#<URI::File file://~/var>, URI::File]
-
-==== \Shellwords
-
-File +shellwords.rb+
-defines an option whose argument is to be converted to an \Array object by method
-{Shellwords.shellwords}[https://ruby-doc.org/stdlib-2.7.0/libdoc/shellwords/rdoc/Shellwords.html#method-c-shellwords].
-
- :include: ruby/shellwords.rb
-
-Executions:
-
- $ ruby shellwords.rb --shellwords "ruby my_prog.rb | less"
- [["ruby", "my_prog.rb", "|", "less"], Array]
- $ ruby shellwords.rb --shellwords "here are 'two words'"
- [["here", "are", "two words"], Array]
-
-==== \Integer
-
-File +integer.rb+
-defines an option whose argument is to be converted to an \Integer object.
-The argument is converted by method
-{Kernel.Integer}[https://ruby-doc.org/core/Kernel.html#method-i-Integer].
-
- :include: ruby/integer.rb
-
-Executions:
-
- $ ruby integer.rb --integer 100
- [100, Integer]
- $ ruby integer.rb --integer -100
- [-100, Integer]
- $ ruby integer.rb --integer 0100
- [64, Integer]
- $ ruby integer.rb --integer 0x100
- [256, Integer]
- $ ruby integer.rb --integer 0b100
- [4, Integer]
-
-==== \Float
-
-File +float.rb+
-defines an option whose argument is to be converted to a \Float object.
-The argument is converted by method
-{Kernel.Float}[https://ruby-doc.org/core/Kernel.html#method-i-Float].
-
- :include: ruby/float.rb
-
-Executions:
-
- $ ruby float.rb --float 1
- [1.0, Float]
- $ ruby float.rb --float 3.14159
- [3.14159, Float]
- $ ruby float.rb --float 1.234E2
- [123.4, Float]
- $ ruby float.rb --float 1.234E-2
- [0.01234, Float]
-
-==== \Numeric
-
-File +numeric.rb+
-defines an option whose argument is to be converted to an instance
-of \Rational, \Float, or \Integer.
-The argument is converted by method
-{Kernel.Rational}[https://ruby-doc.org/core/Kernel.html#method-i-Rational],
-{Kernel.Float}[https://ruby-doc.org/core/Kernel.html#method-i-Float], or
-{Kernel.Integer}[https://ruby-doc.org/core/Kernel.html#method-i-Integer].
-
- :include: ruby/numeric.rb
-
-Executions:
-
- $ ruby numeric.rb --numeric 1/3
- [(1/3), Rational]
- $ ruby numeric.rb --numeric 3.333E-1
- [0.3333, Float]
- $ ruby numeric.rb --numeric 3
- [3, Integer]
-
-==== \DecimalInteger
-
-File +decimal_integer.rb+
-defines an option whose argument is to be converted to an \Integer object.
-The argument is converted by method
-{Kernel.Integer}[https://ruby-doc.org/core/Kernel.html#method-i-Integer].
-
- :include: ruby/decimal_integer.rb
-
-The argument may not be in a binary or hexadecimal format;
-a leading zero is ignored (not parsed as octal).
-
-Executions:
-
- $ ruby decimal_integer.rb --decimal_integer 100
- [100, Integer]
- $ ruby decimal_integer.rb --decimal_integer -100
- [-100, Integer]
- $ ruby decimal_integer.rb --decimal_integer 0100
- [100, Integer]
- $ ruby decimal_integer.rb --decimal_integer -0100
- [-100, Integer]
-
-==== \OctalInteger
-
-File +octal_integer.rb+
-defines an option whose argument is to be converted to an \Integer object.
-The argument is converted by method
-{Kernel.Integer}[https://ruby-doc.org/core/Kernel.html#method-i-Integer].
-
- :include: ruby/octal_integer.rb
-
-The argument may not be in a binary or hexadecimal format;
-it is parsed as octal, regardless of whether it has a leading zero.
-
-Executions:
-
- $ ruby octal_integer.rb --octal_integer 100
- [64, Integer]
- $ ruby octal_integer.rb --octal_integer -100
- [-64, Integer]
- $ ruby octal_integer.rb --octal_integer 0100
- [64, Integer]
-
-==== \DecimalNumeric
-
-File +decimal_numeric.rb+
-defines an option whose argument is to be converted to an \Integer object.
-The argument is converted by method
-{Kernel.Integer}[https://ruby-doc.org/core/Kernel.html#method-i-Integer].
-
- :include: ruby/decimal_numeric.rb
-
-The argument may not be in a binary or hexadecimal format;
-a leading zero causes the argument to be parsed as octal.
-
-Executions:
-
- $ ruby decimal_numeric.rb --decimal_numeric 100
- [100, Integer]
- $ ruby decimal_numeric.rb --decimal_numeric -100
- [-100, Integer]
- $ ruby decimal_numeric.rb --decimal_numeric 0100
- [64, Integer]
-
-==== \TrueClass
-
-File +true_class.rb+
-defines an option whose argument is to be converted to +true+ or +false+.
-The argument is evaluated by method
-{Object#nil?}[https://ruby-doc.org/core-3.0.0/Object.html#method-i-nil-3F].
-
- :include: ruby/true_class.rb
-
-The argument may be any of those shown in the examples below.
-
-Executions:
-
- $ ruby true_class.rb --true_class true
- [true, TrueClass]
- $ ruby true_class.rb --true_class yes
- [true, TrueClass]
- $ ruby true_class.rb --true_class +
- [true, TrueClass]
- $ ruby true_class.rb --true_class false
- [false, FalseClass]
- $ ruby true_class.rb --true_class no
- [false, FalseClass]
- $ ruby true_class.rb --true_class -
- [false, FalseClass]
- $ ruby true_class.rb --true_class nil
- [false, FalseClass]
-
-==== \FalseClass
-
-File +false_class.rb+
-defines an option whose argument is to be converted to +true+ or +false+.
-The argument is evaluated by method
-{Object#nil?}[https://ruby-doc.org/core-3.0.0/Object.html#method-i-nil-3F].
-
- :include: ruby/false_class.rb
-
-The argument may be any of those shown in the examples below.
-
-Executions:
-
- $ ruby false_class.rb --false_class false
- [false, FalseClass]
- $ ruby false_class.rb --false_class no
- [false, FalseClass]
- $ ruby false_class.rb --false_class -
- [false, FalseClass]
- $ ruby false_class.rb --false_class nil
- [false, FalseClass]
- $ ruby false_class.rb --false_class true
- [true, TrueClass]
- $ ruby false_class.rb --false_class yes
- [true, TrueClass]
- $ ruby false_class.rb --false_class +
- [true, TrueClass]
-
-==== \Object
-
-File +object.rb+
-defines an option whose argument is not to be converted from \String.
-
- :include: ruby/object.rb
-
-Executions:
-
- $ ruby object.rb --object foo
- ["foo", String]
- $ ruby object.rb --object nil
- ["nil", String]
-
-==== \String
-
-File +string.rb+
-defines an option whose argument is not to be converted from \String.
-
- :include: ruby/string.rb
-
-Executions:
-
- $ ruby string.rb --string foo
- ["foo", String]
- $ ruby string.rb --string nil
- ["nil", String]
-
-==== \Array
-
-File +array.rb+
-defines an option whose argument is to be converted from \String
-to an array of strings, based on comma-separated substrings.
-
- :include: ruby/array.rb
-
-Executions:
-
- $ ruby array.rb --array ""
- [[], Array]
- $ ruby array.rb --array foo,bar,baz
- [["foo", "bar", "baz"], Array]
- $ ruby array.rb --array "foo, bar, baz"
- [["foo", " bar", " baz"], Array]
-
-==== \Regexp
-
-File +regexp.rb+
-defines an option whose argument is to be converted to a \Regexp object.
-
- :include: ruby/regexp.rb
-
-Executions:
+There are a number of built-in converters.
+You can also define custom converters.
- $ ruby regexp.rb --regexp foo
+See {Argument Converters}[./argument_converters_rdoc.html].
=== Descriptions