This dates back to an earlier time when all configuration was done using
command-line options. The `-P' option would add one or more Lisp
implementation names to the preferred list; but, because `runlisp'
would collect options from multiple places, it was necessary to be able
to clear the list. This is what the `-C' option did. It was removed
as soon as the new configuration-file system was introduced -- which
happened about a week after the initial version was committed. But
somehow the `-C' option lived on in the usage synopsis.
%s [OPTIONS] [-e EXPR] [-d EXPR] [-p EXPR] [-l FILE]\n\
[--] [ARGUMENTS ...]\n\
OPTIONS:\n\
%s [OPTIONS] [-e EXPR] [-d EXPR] [-p EXPR] [-l FILE]\n\
[--] [ARGUMENTS ...]\n\
OPTIONS:\n\
- [-CDEnqv] [+DEn] [-L SYS,SYS,...] [-c CONF] [-o [SECT:]VAR=VAL]\n",
+ [-DEnqv] [+DEn] [-L SYS,SYS,...] [-c CONF] [-o [SECT:]VAR=VAL]\n",