https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=949373 Print the whole incorrect argument as specified by the user instead of the short option. Before: $ virsh --debu error: option '-d' requires an argument $ virsh ---debu error: unsupported option '- $ virsh --debu c error: option -d takes a numeric argument After: $ virsh --debu error: option '--debu' requires an argument $ virsh ---debu error: unsupported option '---debu'. See --help. $ virsh --debu c error: option --debu takes a numeric argument --- tools/virsh.c | 6 +++--- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/tools/virsh.c b/tools/virsh.c index 4cd93ca..3856f62 100644 --- a/tools/virsh.c +++ b/tools/virsh.c @@ -2997,7 +2997,7 @@ vshParseArgv(vshControl *ctl, int argc, char **argv) switch (arg) { case 'd': if (virStrToLong_i(optarg, NULL, 10, &debug) < 0) { - vshError(ctl, "%s", _("option -d takes a numeric argument")); + vshError(ctl, _("option %s takes a numeric argument"), argv[optind - 2]); exit(EXIT_FAILURE); } if (debug < VSH_ERR_DEBUG || debug > VSH_ERR_ERROR) @@ -3048,10 +3048,10 @@ vshParseArgv(vshControl *ctl, int argc, char **argv) } break; case ':': - vshError(ctl, _("option '-%c' requires an argument"), optopt); + vshError(ctl, _("option '%s' requires an argument"), argv[optind - 1]); exit(EXIT_FAILURE); case '?': - vshError(ctl, _("unsupported option '-%c'. See --help."), optopt); + vshError(ctl, _("unsupported option '%s'. See --help."), argv[optind - 1]); exit(EXIT_FAILURE); default: vshError(ctl, _("unknown option")); -- 1.8.1.5