1 files changed, 10 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/init/init.c b/init/init.c
index 125084a9..d7e42467 100644
--- a/init/init.c
+++ b/init/init.c
@@ -529,13 +529,19 @@ main (int argc, char **argv, char **envp)
 {
   volatile int err;
   int i;
+  int flags;
   mach_port_t consdev;
   struct argp argp = { options, parse_opt, 0, doc };
 
-  /* Parse the arguments.  We don't want the vector reordered,
-     we should pass on to our child the exact arguments we got
-     and just ignore any arguments that aren't flags for us.  */
-  argp_parse (&argp, argc, argv, ARGP_NO_ERRS|ARGP_IN_ORDER, 0, 0);
+  /* Parse the arguments.  We don't want the vector reordered, we
+     should pass on to our child the exact arguments we got and just
+     ignore any arguments that aren't flags for us.  ARGP_NO_ERRS
+     suppresses --help and --version, so we only use that option if we
+     are booting.  */
+  flags = ARGP_IN_ORDER;
+  if (getpid () == 0)
+    flags |= ARGP_NO_ERRS;
+  argp_parse (&argp, argc, argv, flags, 0, 0);
 
   if (getpid () > 0)
     error (2, 0, "can only be run by bootstrap filesystem");