Index: nmap.cc
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--- nmap.cc	(revision 6857)
+++ nmap.cc	(working copy)
@@ -625,6 +625,7 @@
       {"top_ports", required_argument, 0, 0},
 #ifndef NOLUA
       {"script", required_argument, 0, 0},
+      {"scripts", required_argument, 0, 0},
       {"script-trace", no_argument, 0, 0},
       {"script_trace", no_argument, 0, 0},
       {"script-updatedb", no_argument, 0, 0},
@@ -659,7 +660,8 @@
     switch(arg) {
     case 0:
 #ifndef NOLUA
-	if (strcmp(long_options[option_index].name, "script") == 0) {
+	if (strcmp(long_options[option_index].name, "script") == 0 ||
+	    strcmp(long_options[option_index].name, "scripts") == 0 ) {
 		o.script = 1;
 		o.chooseScripts(optarg);
 	} else if(optcmp(long_options[option_index].name,"script-args")==0){