It works as expected. Result (using saxon 6.5.2) is:

        <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
        
        _script-name;
        
        d
        days
        days
        <block new-lines-after="1">[</block><block new-lines-after="0">.B --</block><block new-lines-after="1">verbose</block><block new-lines-after="1">]</block>
        <block new-lines-after="1">[</block><block new-lines-after="0">.B --</block><block new-lines-after="1">append</block>
        device
        <block new-lines-after="1">[</block><block new-lines-after="0">.B --</block><block new-lines-after="1">backup-to</block>
        device
        m
        <block new-lines-after="0">.B --</block><block new-lines-after="1">multiple-archive</block><block new-lines-after="1">]</block>
        <block new-lines-after="1">[</block><block new-lines-after="0">.B --</block><block new-lines-after="1">verify</block><block new-lines-after="1">]</block>
        <block new-lines-after="1">[</block><block new-lines-after="0">.B --</block><block new-lines-after="1">quiet</block><block new-lines-after="1">]</block>
        <block new-lines-after="1">[</block><block new-lines-after="0">.B --</block><block new-lines-after="1">dummy</block><block new-lines-after="1">]</block>
        <block new-lines-after="1">[</block><block new-lines-after="0">.B --</block><block new-lines-after="1">no-remove</block><block new-lines-after="1">]</block>
        f
        file
        file
        |
        path


The options "append" and "backup-to" don't have the closing bracket,
as their following-sibling has the "option-argument" rule.

Maybe you wan't something different, but the xslt is ok.

Regards,
Markus

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Comet Computer GmbH
http://www.comet.de


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