matejak/argbash

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Argbash is a code generator that produces tailor-made Bash argument-parsing code from short argument definitions embedded in your scripts. It supports positional and optional arguments, long options, and works on all platforms with Bash.

Use cases

• add command-line argument parsing to a bash script
• generate bash script with long options support
• replace getopts with long-option parsing
• create CLI interface for shell script quickly
• regenerate argument parsing code from embedded definitions
• make shell scripts accept positional and optional arguments

When to choose

• you write Bash scripts that need a proper CLI with minimal effort
• you need cross-platform argument parsing without external dependencies at runtime
• you want parsing code embedded in the script itself for easy regeneration

When to avoid

• you need argument parsing in languages other than Bash
• you prefer a runtime parsing library over generated code
• your scripts must run in POSIX sh without Bash

Facets

cli-tool · maturity active

cli parser developer-tools developer-tools windows cross-platform cli bash shell-scripts argument-parsing code-generator m4 getopts-alternative code-generation command-line automation linux macos

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