Index: test/bc_test1.c
==================================================================
--- test/bc_test1.c
+++ test/bc_test1.c
@@ -486,23 +486,24 @@
   Threadset threads = {0};        /* Test threads */
   Config conf = {5, 3, 5};
   int i;
 
   CmdlineArg apArg[] = {
-    { "--seconds", CMDLINE_INT,  offsetof(Config, nSecond) },
-    { "--inserts", CMDLINE_INT,  offsetof(Config, nIPT) },
-    { "--threads", CMDLINE_INT,  offsetof(Config, nThread) },
-    { "--mutex",   CMDLINE_BOOL, offsetof(Config, bMutex) },
-    { "--rm",      CMDLINE_BOOL, offsetof(Config, bRm) },
-    { "--autockpt",CMDLINE_INT,  offsetof(Config, nAutoCkpt) },
-    { "--mmap",    CMDLINE_INT,  offsetof(Config, nMmap) },
-    { "--clear-cache",    CMDLINE_BOOL,  offsetof(Config, bClearCache) },
-    { "--file",    CMDLINE_STRING,  offsetof(Config, zFile) },
-    { "--osinst",  CMDLINE_BOOL,  offsetof(Config, bOsinst) },
+    { "-seconds", CMDLINE_INT,  offsetof(Config, nSecond) },
+    { "-inserts", CMDLINE_INT,  offsetof(Config, nIPT) },
+    { "-threads", CMDLINE_INT,  offsetof(Config, nThread) },
+    { "-mutex",   CMDLINE_BOOL, offsetof(Config, bMutex) },
+    { "-rm",      CMDLINE_BOOL, offsetof(Config, bRm) },
+    { "-autockpt",CMDLINE_INT,  offsetof(Config, nAutoCkpt) },
+    { "-mmap",    CMDLINE_INT,  offsetof(Config, nMmap) },
+    { "-clear-cache",    CMDLINE_BOOL,  offsetof(Config, bClearCache) },
+    { "-file",    CMDLINE_STRING,  offsetof(Config, zFile) },
+    { "-osinst",  CMDLINE_BOOL,  offsetof(Config, bOsinst) },
     { 0, 0, 0 }
   };
 
+  conf.nAutoCkpt = 1000;
   cmdline_process(apArg, argc, argv, (void*)&conf);
   if( err.rc==SQLITE_OK ){
     char *z = cmdline_construct(apArg, (void*)&conf);
     printf("With: %s\n", z);
     sqlite3_free(z);

Index: test/tt3_core.c
==================================================================
--- test/tt3_core.c
+++ test/tt3_core.c
@@ -163,10 +163,15 @@
 
   for(i=1; i<argc; i++){
     const char *z = argv[i];
     int n = strlen(z);
     int iOpt = -1;
+
+    if( z[0]=='-' && z[1]=='-' ){
+      z++;
+      n--;
+    }
 
     for(iArg=0; apArg[iArg].zSwitch; iArg++){
       if( 0==sqlite3_strnicmp(apArg[iArg].zSwitch, z, n) ){
         if( iOpt>=0 ){
           cmdline_error("ambiguous switch: %s", z);