adishavit/argh

Health v2 · maintenance only

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1440 stars · 98 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

Argh! is a minimalist, single-header C++11 command-line argument parser with no external dependencies. It takes a laissez-faire approach to parsing, using simple [] and () operators instead of verbose setup, validation, or usage-message generation.

Use cases

• parse command line arguments in a C++ program
• quickly handle CLI flags and options without dependencies
• replace getopt or Boost.Program_options with something simpler
• prototype a command-line tool with minimal fuss
• parse positional parameters, flags, and options in C++11

When to choose

• you want a single header file with zero non-std dependencies
• you need fast, fuss-free argument handling for prototyping or small tools
• you prefer minimal API over auto-generated usage messages and validation
• you want any command line accepted without exceptions

When to avoid

• you need automatic usage/help message generation
• you need strict syntax validation or type binding out of the box
• you are building a highly sophisticated command-line tool with many advanced options

Facets

library · maturity stable

parser cli developer-tools developer-tools parsers cpp cross-platform cli header-only argument-parsing cpp11 single-file minimalist getopt-alternative command-line

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