Index: main.c
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RCS file: /cvsroot/curl/src/main.c,v
retrieving revision 1.34
diff -u -r1.34 main.c
--- main.c	2000/10/02 06:36:34	1.34
+++ main.c	2000/10/06 12:18:28
@@ -504,22 +504,25 @@
   if('-' == flag[0]) {
     /* try a long name */
     int fnam=strlen(&flag[1]);
+    int numhits=0;
     for(j=0; j< sizeof(aliases)/sizeof(aliases[0]); j++) {
       if(strnequal(aliases[j].lname, &flag[1], fnam)) {
         longopt = TRUE;
+        numhits++;
         if(strequal(aliases[j].lname, &flag[1])) {
           parse = aliases[j].letter;
           hit = j;
+          numhits = 1; /* a single unique hit */
           break;
         }
-	if(parse) {
-	  /* this is the second match, we can't continue! */
-	  helpf("option --%s is ambiguous\n", &flag[1]);
-	  return CURLE_FAILED_INIT;
-	}
 	parse = aliases[j].letter;
 	hit = j;
       }
+    }
+    if(numhits>1) {
+      /* this is at least the second match! */
+      helpf("option --%s is ambiguous\n", &flag[1]);
+      return CURLE_FAILED_INIT;
     }
     if(hit < 0) {
       helpf("unknown option -%s.\n", flag);