> Should getopts work correctly in functions? I find if I try that if I
> get an error processing the options, then retry the function, it seems
> to get confused.
>
> Do I have to do something explicit to reset getopts?
Yes. The bash manual page says
The shell does not reset OPTIND automatically; it must be
manually reset between multiple calls to getopts within the
same shell invocation if a new set of parameters is to be used.
`Resetting OPTIND' means to assign it the value 1.
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