[How to do options in command line] #Shell

getopts

#!/bin/sh

# Usage info
show_help() {
cat << EOF
Usage: ${0##*/} [-hv] [-f OUTFILE] [FILE]...
Do stuff with FILE and write the result to standard output. With no FILE
or when FILE is -, read standard input.

    -h          display this help and exit
    -f OUTFILE  write the result to OUTFILE instead of standard output.
    -v          verbose mode. Can be used multiple times for increased
                verbosity.
EOF
}

# Initialize our own variables:
output_file=""
verbose=0

OPTIND=1
# Resetting OPTIND is necessary if getopts was used previously in the script.
# It is a good idea to make OPTIND local if you process options in a function.

while getopts hvf: opt; do
    case $opt in
        h)
            show_help
            exit 0
            ;;
        v)  verbose=$((verbose+1))
            ;;
        f)  output_file=$OPTARG
            ;;
        *)
            show_help >&2
            exit 1
            ;;
    esac
done
shift "$((OPTIND-1))"   # Discard the options and sentinel --

# Everything that's left in "$@" is a non-option.  In our case, a FILE to process.
printf 'verbose=<%d>\noutput_file=<%s>\nLeftovers:\n' "$verbose" "$output_file"
printf '<%s>\n' "$@"

# End of file

Notes

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References

• http://mywiki.wooledge.org/BashFAQ/035#getopts
• http://wiki.bash-hackers.org/howto/getopts_tutorial