New option: --verbose.

(main): Recognize it.
(usage): Document it.
From Marty Leisner <leisner@sdsp.mc.xerox.com>.

diff --git a/src/split.c b/src/split.c
index 043d7ad..9df7e69 100644 (file)
--- a/src/split.c
+++ b/src/split.c
@@ -76,11 +76,16 @@ static int show_help;
 /* If non-zero, print the version on standard output then exit.  */
 static int show_version;
 
+/* If non-zero, print a diagnostic on standard error just before each
+   output file is opened. */
+static int verbose;
+
 static struct option const longopts[] =
 {
   {"bytes", required_argument, NULL, 'b'},
   {"lines", required_argument, NULL, 'l'},
   {"line-bytes", required_argument, NULL, 'C'},
+  {"verbose", no_argument, NULL, 2},
   {"help", no_argument, &show_help, 1},
   {"version", no_argument, &show_version, 1},
   {NULL, 0, NULL, 0}
@@ -108,6 +113,8 @@ PREFIX is `x'.  With no INPUT, or when INPUT is -, read standard input.\n\
   -C, --line-bytes=SIZE   put at most SIZE bytes of lines per output file\n\
   -b, --bytes=SIZE        put SIZE bytes per output file\n\
   -l, --lines=NUMBER      put NUMBER lines per output file\n\
+      --verbose           print a diagnostic to standard error just\n\
+                           before each output file is opened\n\
   -NUMBER                 same as -l NUMBER\n\
       --help              display this help and exit\n\
       --version           output version information and exit\n\
@@ -173,6 +180,8 @@ cwrite (int new_file_flag, const char *bp, int bytes)
        error (1, errno, "%s", outfile);
 
       next_file_name ();
+      if (verbose)
+       fprintf (stderr, _("creating file `%s'\n"), outfile);
       output_desc = open (outfile, O_WRONLY | O_CREAT | O_TRUNC, 0666);
       if (output_desc < 0)
        error (1, errno, "%s", outfile);
@@ -373,7 +382,7 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
       int this_optind = optind ? optind : 1;
       long int tmp_long;
 
-      c = getopt_long (argc, argv, "0123456789b:l:C:", longopts, (int *) 0);
+      c = getopt_long (argc, argv, "0123456789vb:l:C:", longopts, (int *) 0);
       if (c == EOF)
        break;
 
@@ -431,6 +440,10 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
          accum = accum * 10 + c - '0';
          break;
 
+       case 2:
+         verbose = 1;
+         break;
+
        default:
          usage (2, (char *)0);
        }