https://github.com/mattbryson/bash-arg-parse

Simple CLI argument parsing template for a stand alone bash script
https://github.com/mattbryson/bash-arg-parse

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Simple CLI argument parsing template for a stand alone bash script

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/mattbryson/bash-arg-parse
• Owner: mattbryson
• License: mit
• Created: 2017-11-09T20:09:50.000Z (almost 7 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2019-02-03T20:05:43.000Z (over 5 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-04-09T10:34:58.865Z (6 months ago)
• Language: Shell
• Size: 1.95 KB
• Stars: 62
• Watchers: 5
• Forks: 18
• Open Issues: 1
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  • Readme: readme.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# Bash Arg Parse Example

A simple bash script that can parse named, short and positional CLI arguments.

This is to be used as a template for simple bash scripts that accept various CLI arguments.

# Usage

Use `arg_parse_example` as the basis of a bash cli script.

To run the example...

````bash

$ ./arg_parse_example -h

usage: arg_parse_example -a AN_ARG -s SOME_MORE_ARGS [-y YET_MORE_ARGS || -h]

  -a | --an_arg            : A super special argument

  -s | --some_more_args    : Another argument

  -y | --yet_more_args     : An optional argument

  -h | --help              : This message

````

````bash

$ ./arg_parse_example -a foo --some_more_args bar one two

you passed in...

positional arg 1: one

positional arg 2: two

named arg: an_arg: foo

named arg: some_more_args: bar

named arg: yet_more_args: a default value

````