3.1.1.2 Abbreviations

When calling an option by long form, it is possible to abbreviate its name, at the risk of being ambiguous. An abbreviation is simply the beginning of the option’s name (for instance, ‘--he’ can stand for ‘--help’). In case of ambiguity, Clon always chooses the option which is “closest” to the abbreviation (here, the “distance” between an abbreviation and an option’s name is the number of missing characters).