ption arguments</em>, e.g. a filename or a branch, and <em>options</em>.
Options are optional arguments that start with a dash and
that allow to change the behavior of a command.</p>
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<p>There are basically three types of options:
<em>boolean</em> options,
options with (mandatory) <em>arguments</em> and
options with <em>optional arguments</em>
(i.e. a boolean option that can be adjusted).</p>
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<p>There are basically two forms of options:
<em>Short options</em> c