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Flags for the argp_help Function

When calling argp_help (see Argp Help), or argp_state_help (see Argp Helper Functions), exactly what is output is determined by the flags argument, which should consist of any of the following flags, or'd together:

ARGP_HELP_USAGE
A unix Usage: message that explicitly lists all options.
ARGP_HELP_SHORT_USAGE
A unix Usage: message that displays only an appropriate placeholder to indicate where the options go; useful for showing the non-option argument syntax.
ARGP_HELP_SEE
A Try ... for more help message; ... contains the program name and --help.
ARGP_HELP_LONG
A verbose option help message that gives each option understood along with its documentation string.
ARGP_HELP_PRE_DOC
The part of the argp parser doc string that precedes the verbose option help.
ARGP_HELP_POST_DOC
The part of the argp parser doc string that follows the verbose option help.
ARGP_HELP_DOC
(ARGP_HELP_PRE_DOC | ARGP_HELP_POST_DOC)
ARGP_HELP_BUG_ADDR
A message saying where to report bugs for this program, if the argp_program_bug_address variable contains one.
ARGP_HELP_LONG_ONLY
Modify any output appropriately to reflect ARGP_LONG_ONLY mode.
The following flags are only understood when used with argp_state_help, and control whether the function returns after printing its output, or terminates the program:
ARGP_HELP_EXIT_ERR
Terminate the program with exit (argp_err_exit_status).
ARGP_HELP_EXIT_OK
Terminate the program with exit (0).
The following flags are combinations of the basic ones for printing standard messages:
ARGP_HELP_STD_ERR
Assuming an error message for a parsing error has already printed, prints a note on how to get help, and terminates the program with an error.
ARGP_HELP_STD_USAGE
Prints a standard usage message and terminates the program with an error. This is used when no more specific error message is appropriate.
ARGP_HELP_STD_HELP
Prints the standard response for a --help option, and terminates the program successfully.