[Boost-users] [program_options] Can I use shorthand options with more than one char?

Subject: [Boost-users] [program_options] Can I use shorthand options with more than one char?
From: Stefan Köhnen (stefan.khnen_at_[hidden])
Date: 2013-06-10 12:00:46

Hello,

I am currently migrating an old application with some weird command-line
arguments.
While using Boost program_options, I try to keep some of those arguments
from the old version of the application, to assure the compatibility of
some user scripts.

My problem is that I couldn't find a way to add shorthand options with two
or more characters.

For example, if I add:

("testOption,to", "This is just a test-option")

to the options_description, I only get -t as the shorthand for testOption.

Is there some way to use longer shorthand options?

Greetings,

Stefan Köhnen