Patch to allow negative numbers as arguments without having to set options-first (--) option #14

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1. fsparv commented on Jan 20, 2023

   

   fsparv

   on Jan 20, 2023

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   Yeah, but some programs do use numbers as options (i.e less in linux command line).

   
          -# or --shift
                 Specifies the default number of positions to scroll
                 horizontally in the RIGHTARROW and LEFTARROW commands.  If
                 the number specified is zero, it sets the default number
                 of positions to one half of the screen width.
                 Alternately, the number may be specified as a fraction of
                 the width of the screen, starting with a decimal point: .5
                 is half of the screen width, .3 is three tenths of the
                 screen width, and so on.  If the number is specified as a
                 fraction, the actual number of scroll positions is
                 recalculated if the terminal window is resized, so that
                 the actual scroll remains at the specified fraction of the
                 screen width.
   
   

   Your change could break things for existing programs, and leave them no options other than forking docopt, removing docopt or breaking back compatibility on their software.

   I'd vote -1 on this (if there was voting on this project)