diff --git a/reactos/include/getopt.h b/reactos/include/getopt.h
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/reactos/include/getopt.h
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+/* temporary header for getopt. Please remove this file when MingW ships with
+   its own */
+
+#ifndef __GETOPT_H_INCLUDED
+#define __GETOPT_H_INCLUDED
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C"
+{
+#endif
+
+extern char *optarg;
+extern int optind, opterr, optopt;
+
+#define no_argument       (0)
+#define required_argument (1)
+#define optional_argument (2)
+
+struct option
+{
+ const char *name;
+ int has_arg;
+ int *flag;
+ int val;
+}; 
+
+extern int getopt(int, char * const [], const char *);
+
+extern int getopt_long
+(
+ int,
+ char * const [],
+ const char *,
+ const struct option *,
+ int *
+);
+ 
+extern int getopt_long_only
+(
+ int,
+ char * const [],
+ const char *,
+ const struct option *,
+ int *
+);
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif /* __GETOPT_H_INCLUDED */
+
+/* EOF */