/etc/netstart contains the following getopts handler:
while getopts ":n" opt; do That colon is just totally bogus, isn't it? tilo Index: netstart =================================================================== RCS file: /cvs/src/etc/netstart,v retrieving revision 1.211 diff -u -p -r1.211 netstart --- netstart 23 Dec 2020 17:22:07 -0000 1.211 +++ netstart 30 Apr 2021 19:14:01 -0000 @@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ PRINT_ONLY=false V4_DHCPCONF=false V6_AUTOCONF=false -while getopts ":n" opt; do +while getopts n opt; do case $opt in n) PRINT_ONLY=true;; *) usage;;