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@@ -1000,7 +1000,11 @@ Normally the option names are taken as multi-character names and a
 word from the line is considered to contain only one option (or
 none). By giving the tt(-s) option to this function (as the first
 argument), options are considered to be one-character options and the
-strings from the line may contain more than one such option letter.
+strings from the line may contain more than one such option
+letter. However, strings beginning with two hyphens (like
+`tt(-)tt(-prefix)') are still considered to contain only one option
+name. This allows the use of the `tt(-s)' option to describe
+single-letter options together with such long option names.
 
 The function can also be made to automatically complete long options
 for commands that support the `tt(-)tt(-help)' option as, for example,