set -- -x arg opt=not getopts x opt r1=$? OPTIND1=$OPTIND opt1=$opt : $(: $((OPTIND = 1))) getopts x opt r2=$? OPTIND2=$OPTIND [ "$r1" = 0 ] && [ "$OPTIND1" = 2 ] && [ "$opt1" = x ] && [ "$r2" != 0 ] && [ "$OPTIND2" = 2 ]