How to handle main option with Getopt

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Published on 2010-06-03T13:22:53Z Indexed on 2010/06/03 13:24 UTC
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I want to handle a feature which seems to me almost natural with programs, and I don't know how to handle it with Getopt perl package (no matter Std ot Long).

I would like something like:

./perlscript <main option> [some options like -h or --output-file some_name]

Options will be handled with - or --, but I want to be able to let the user give me the main and needed option without dashes.

Is Getopt able to do that, or do I have to handle it by hand?

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