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shell/bash get arguments alternative to getopts
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#!/usr/bin/env bash | |
# gets arguments/options from input, using `--arg=value`, `--arg value`, or `-a value` format | |
# doesn't allow doubling up short args, e.g. `-ot` | |
positional=() | |
one= | |
two= | |
while [ "$#" -gt 0 ]; do | |
echo "$1" | |
case "$1" in | |
-o|--one) one="$2"; shift 2;; | |
--one=*) one="${1#*=}"; shift 1;; | |
-t|--two) two="$2"; shift 2;; | |
--two=*) two="${1#*=}"; shift 1;; | |
--one|--two) echo "$1 requires an argument" >&2; exit 1;; | |
-*) echo "unknown option: $1" >&2; exit 1;; | |
*) positional+=("$1"); shift 1;; | |
esac | |
done | |
# usage / get values in script | |
echo $one | |
echo $two | |
echo positional "${positional[@]}" |
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