[[using-shell-options-basics]]
=== Basics
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This section gives a generic idea how an option can be defined. Following
sections, beyond basics, discuss more about how various option behaviour
can be accomplished for a particular use case.

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include::using-shell-options-basics-annotation.adoc[]

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