main: take advantage of pflag slice types

Our multipleStrings type is now built in.

cli_args.go

@@ -36,9 +36,9 @@ type argContainer struct {
 	masterkey, mountpoint, cipherdir, cpuprofile,
 	memprofile, ko, ctlsock, fsname, force_owner, trace, fido2 string
 	// -extpass, -badname, -passfile can be passed multiple times
-	extpass, badname, passfile multipleStrings
+	extpass, badname, passfile []string
 	// For reverse mode, several ways to specify exclusions. All can be specified multiple times.
-	exclude, excludeWildcard, excludeFrom multipleStrings
+	exclude, excludeWildcard, excludeFrom []string
 	// Configuration file name override
 	config             string
 	notifypid, scryptn int
@@ -55,27 +55,6 @@ type argContainer struct {
 	_explicitScryptn bool
 }
 
-type multipleStrings []string
-
-func (s *multipleStrings) String() string {
-	s2 := []string(*s)
-	return fmt.Sprint(s2)
-}
-
-func (s *multipleStrings) Set(val string) error {
-	*s = append(*s, val)
-	return nil
-}
-
-func (s *multipleStrings) Empty() bool {
-	s2 := []string(*s)
-	return len(s2) == 0
-}
-
-func (s *multipleStrings) Type() string {
-	return "multipleStrings"
-}
-
 var flagSet *flag.FlagSet
 
 // prefixOArgs transform options passed via "-o foo,bar" into regular options
@@ -218,16 +197,16 @@ func parseCliOpts() (args argContainer) {
 	flagSet.StringVar(&args.fido2, "fido2", "", "Protect the masterkey using a FIDO2 token instead of a password")
 
 	// Exclusion options
-	flagSet.Var(&args.exclude, "e", "Alias for -exclude")
+	flagSet.StringSliceVar(&args.exclude, "e", nil, "Alias for -exclude")
-	flagSet.Var(&args.exclude, "exclude", "Exclude relative path from reverse view")
+	flagSet.StringSliceVar(&args.exclude, "exclude", nil, "Exclude relative path from reverse view")
-	flagSet.Var(&args.excludeWildcard, "ew", "Alias for -exclude-wildcard")
+	flagSet.StringSliceVar(&args.excludeWildcard, "ew", nil, "Alias for -exclude-wildcard")
-	flagSet.Var(&args.excludeWildcard, "exclude-wildcard", "Exclude path from reverse view, supporting wildcards")
+	flagSet.StringSliceVar(&args.excludeWildcard, "exclude-wildcard", nil, "Exclude path from reverse view, supporting wildcards")
-	flagSet.Var(&args.excludeFrom, "exclude-from", "File from which to read exclusion patterns (with -exclude-wildcard syntax)")
+	flagSet.StringSliceVar(&args.excludeFrom, "exclude-from", nil, "File from which to read exclusion patterns (with -exclude-wildcard syntax)")
 
 	// multipleStrings options ([]string)
-	flagSet.Var(&args.extpass, "extpass", "Use external program for the password prompt")
+	flagSet.StringSliceVar(&args.extpass, "extpass", nil, "Use external program for the password prompt")
-	flagSet.Var(&args.badname, "badname", "Glob pattern invalid file names that should be shown")
+	flagSet.StringSliceVar(&args.badname, "badname", nil, "Glob pattern invalid file names that should be shown")
-	flagSet.Var(&args.passfile, "passfile", "Read password from file")
+	flagSet.StringSliceVar(&args.passfile, "passfile", nil, "Read password from file")
 
 	flagSet.IntVar(&args.notifypid, "notifypid", 0, "Send USR1 to the specified process after "+
 		"successful mount - used internally for daemonization")
@@ -294,7 +273,7 @@ func parseCliOpts() (args argContainer) {
 		args.allow_other = false
 		args.ko = "noexec"
 	}
-	if !args.extpass.Empty() && len(args.passfile) != 0 {
+	if len(args.extpass) > 0 && len(args.passfile) != 0 {
 		tlog.Fatal.Printf("The options -extpass and -passfile cannot be used at the same time")
 		os.Exit(exitcodes.Usage)
 	}
@@ -302,11 +281,11 @@ func parseCliOpts() (args argContainer) {
 		tlog.Fatal.Printf("The options -passfile and -masterkey cannot be used at the same time")
 		os.Exit(exitcodes.Usage)
 	}
-	if !args.extpass.Empty() && args.masterkey != "" {
+	if len(args.extpass) > 0 && args.masterkey != "" {
 		tlog.Fatal.Printf("The options -extpass and -masterkey cannot be used at the same time")
 		os.Exit(exitcodes.Usage)
 	}
-	if !args.extpass.Empty() && args.fido2 != "" {
+	if len(args.extpass) > 0 && args.fido2 != "" {
 		tlog.Fatal.Printf("The options -extpass and -fido2 cannot be used at the same time")
 		os.Exit(exitcodes.Usage)
 	}
@@ -328,7 +307,7 @@ func parseCliOpts() (args argContainer) {
 
 // prettyArgs pretty-prints the command-line arguments.
 func prettyArgs() string {
-	pa := fmt.Sprintf("%v", os.Args)
+	pa := fmt.Sprintf("%q", os.Args)
 	// Get rid of "[" and "]"
 	pa = pa[1 : len(pa)-1]
 	return pa

cli_args_test.go

@@ -75,14 +75,3 @@ func TestPrefixOArgs(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}
 }
-
-func TestStringSlice(t *testing.T) {
-	var s multipleStrings
-	s.Set("foo")
-	s.Set("bar")
-	want := "[foo bar]"
-	have := s.String()
-	if want != have {
-		t.Errorf("Wrong string representation: want=%q have=%q", want, have)
-	}
-}

help.go

@@ -50,7 +50,10 @@ func helpLong() {
 	printVersion()
 	fmt.Printf("\n")
 	fmt.Printf(tUsage)
+	fmt.Printf(`
+Notes: All options can equivalently use "-" (single dash) or "--" (double dash).
+       A standalone "--" stops option parsing.
+`)
 	fmt.Printf("\nOptions:\n")
 	flagSet.PrintDefaults()
-	fmt.Printf("  --\n    	Stop option parsing\n")
 }

init_dir.go

@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ func initDir(args *argContainer) {
 		}
 	}
 	// Choose password for config file
-	if args.extpass.Empty() && args.fido2 == "" {
+	if len(args.extpass) == 0 && args.fido2 == "" {
 		tlog.Info.Printf("Choose a password for protecting your files.")
 	}
 	{