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pwd: options with "--" (multiple dashes) return bad option

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From: help-debbugs <at> gnu.org (GNU bug Tracking System)
To: william <william <at> parabolas.xyz>
Subject: bug#50691: closed (Re: bug#50691: pwd: options with "--"
 (multiple dashes) return bad option)
Date: Mon, 20 Sep 2021 02:08:01 +0000

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Your bug report

#50691: pwd: options with "--" (multiple dashes) return bad option

which was filed against the coreutils package, has been closed.

The explanation is attached below, along with your original report.
If you require more details, please reply to 50691 <at> debbugs.gnu.org.

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From: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>
To: william <william <at> parabolas.xyz>, L A Walsh <coreutils <at> tlinx.org>
Cc: 50691-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#50691: pwd: options with "--" (multiple dashes) return bad
 option
Date: Sun, 19 Sep 2021 19:07:00 -0700

On 9/19/21 6:22 PM, william wrote:
> Do you know why command is necessary for it to recognize the option?

Without 'command', you're using the builtin shell command rather than 
coreutils pwd.

Closing the bug report, as this isn't a coreutils bug.

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From: william <william <at> parabolas.xyz>
To: bug-coreutils <at> gnu.org
Subject: pwd: options with "--" (multiple dashes) return bad option
Date: Sun, 19 Sep 2021 16:09:49 -0700

coreutils version 8.32

The commands

    pwd --version

and

    pwd --help

return

    pwd: bad option: -v
    pwd: bad option: -h

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