example 'echo help | ez-ipupdate -c -' doesn't work

Bug #1504731 reported by Karl-Philipp Richter
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Bug Description

The example 'echo help | ez-ipupdate -c -' mentioned in manpage doesn't work. It results in

    -,1: unknown command: help
    commands are:
      address usage: address=<ip address>
      cache-file usage: cache-file=<cache file>
      cloak-title usage: cloak-title=<title>
      daemon usage: daemon=<command>
      execute usage: execute=<shell command>
      debug usage: debug
      foreground usage: foreground
      pid-file usage: pid-file=<file>
      host usage: host=<host>
      interface usage: interface=<interface>
      mx usage: mx=<mail exchanger>
      max-interval usage: max-interval=<number of seconds between updates>
      notify-email usage: notify-email=<address to email if bad things happen>
      offline usage: offline
      retrys usage: retrys=<number of trys>
      server usage: server=<server name>
      service-type usage: service-type=<service type>
      timeout usage: timeout=<sec.millisec>
      resolv-period usage: resolv-period=<time between failed resolve attempts>
      period usage: period=<time between update attempts>
      url usage: url=<url>
      user usage: user=<user name>[:password]
      run-as-user usage: run-as-user=<user>
      run-as-euser usage: run-as-euser=<user> (this is not secure)
      wildcard usage: wildcard
      quiet usage: quiet
      connection-type usage: connection-type=<connection type>
      request usage: request=<request uri>
      partner usage: partner=<easydns partner>
    error parsing config file "-"

which is an acceptable workaround, but a list of options without program failure would be better. Otherwise mention that this causes the program to fail.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.04
Package: ez-ipupdate 3.0.11b8-13.4.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.19.0-30.33-generic 3.19.8-ckt6
Uname: Linux 3.19.0-30-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: zfs zunicode zcommon znvpair zavl fglrx
ApportVersion: 2.17.2-0ubuntu1.5
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sat Oct 10 09:43:21 2015
InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-04-20 (172 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Server 14.10 "Utopic Unicorn" - Release amd64 (20141022.2)
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=screen
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=de_DE.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: ez-ipupdate
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to vivid on 2015-04-24 (168 days ago)

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