tcsh

   Argument list processing
       If the first argument (argument 0) to the shell is `-'  then  it	 is  a
       login shell.  A login shell can be also specified by invoking the shell
       with the -l flag as the only argument.

       The rest of the flag arguments are interpreted as follows:

       -b  Forces a `break' from  option  processing,	 causing  any  further
	   shell arguments to be treated as non-option arguments.  The remain-
	   ing arguments will not be interpreted as shell options.   This  may
	   be used to pass options to a shell script without confusion or pos-
	   sible subterfuge.  The shell will not  run  a  set-user  ID	script
	   without this option.

       -c  Commands  are  read	from  the  following  argument	(which must be
	   present, and must be a single  argument),  stored  in  the  command

	   shell  variable  for	 reference, and executed.  Any remaining argu-
	   ments are placed in the argv shell variable.

       -d  The shell loads the directory stack from  ~/.cshdirs	 as  described
	   under Startup and shutdown, whether or not it is a login shell. (+)

       -Dname[=value]
	   Sets the environment variable name to value. (Domain/OS only) (+)

       -e  The shell exits if any invoked  command  terminates	abnormally  or
	   yields a non-zero exit status.

       -f  The shell ignores ~/.tcshrc, and thus starts faster.

       -F  The	shell  uses  fork(2)  instead  of vfork(2) to spawn processes.
	   (Convex/OS only) (+)

       -i  The shell is interactive and prompts for its top-level input,  even
	   if it appears to not be a terminal.	Shells are interactive without
	   this option if their inputs and outputs are terminals.

       -l  The shell is a login shell.	Applicable only if -l is the only flag
	   specified.

       -m  The	shell loads ~/.tcshrc even if it does not belong to the effec-
	   tive user.  Newer versions of su can pass -m to the shell. (+)

       -n  The shell parses commands but does not execute them.	 This aids  in
	   debugging shell scripts.

       -q  The shell accepts SIGQUIT and behaves when it
	   is used under a debugger.  Job control is disabled. (u)

       -s  Command input is taken from the standard input.

       -t  The shell reads and executes a single line of input.	 A `\' may  be
	   used	 to  escape  the  newline at the end of this line and continue
	   onto another line.

       -v  Sets the verbose shell variable, so that command  input  is	echoed
	   after history substitution.

       -x  Sets	 the  echo shell variable, so that commands are echoed immedi-
	   ately before execution.

       -V  Sets the verbose shell variable even before executing ~/.tcshrc.

       -X  Is to -x as -V is to -v.

       After processing of flag arguments, if arguments remain but none of the
       -c,  -i,	 -s,  or -t options were given, the first argument is taken as
       the name of a file of commands, or ``script'',  to  be  executed.   The
       shell opens this file and saves its name for possible resubstitution by
       `$0'.  Because many systems use either the standard version 6  or  ver-
       sion  7	shells whose shell scripts are not compatible with this shell,
       the shell uses such a `standard' shell to execute a script whose	 first
       character is not a `#', i.e., that does not start with a comment.

       Remaining arguments are placed in the argv shell variable.  

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