kotlin-argparser - Easy to use and concise yet powerful and robust command line argument parsing for Kotlin

•    Kotlin

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This is a library for parsing command-line arguments. It can parse both options and positional arguments. It aims to be easy to use and concise yet powerful and robust. An instance of MyArgs will represent the set of parsed arguments. Each option and positional argument is declared as a property that delegates through a delegate factory method on an instance of ArgParser.

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clap - A full featured, fast Command Line Argument Parser for Rust

•    Rust

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It is a simple-to-use, efficient, and full-featured library for parsing command line arguments and subcommands when writing console/terminal applications. clap is used to parse and validate the string of command line arguments provided by a user at runtime. You provide the list of valid possibilities, and clap handles the rest. This means you focus on your applications functionality, and less on the parsing and validating of arguments.

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Rug.Cmd - Command Line Parser and Console Application Framework

•    DotNet

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Rugland Console Framework is a collection of classes to enable the fast and consistent development of .NET console applications. Parse command line arguments and write your applications usage. If you are developing command line or build process tools in .NET then this maybe th...

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Gengetopt - Command Line Argument Parser in C

•    C

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Gengetopt is a tool to generate C code to parse the command line arguments argc and argv that are part of every C or C++ program. The generated code uses the C library function getopt_long to perform the actual command line parsing.

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picocli - a mighty tiny command line interface

•    Java

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Picocli is a one-file Java framework for parsing command line arguments and generating polished, easily tailored usage help messages. Java command line parser with both an annotations API and a programmatic API, featuring usage help with ANSI colors, autocomplete and nested subcommands. In a single file, so you can include it in source form. This lets users run picocli-based applications without requiring picocli as an external dependency.

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argparse - Argument Parser for Modern C++

•    C++

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Simply include argparse.hpp and you're good to go. To start parsing command-line arguments, create an ArgumentParser.

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args4j - args4j

•    Java

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args4j : Java command line arguments parser

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Args

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A simple argument parser. Originally written by Robert C. Martin and ported to .NET by me. It is developed in C#.

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minimist - parse argument options

•    Javascript

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This module is the guts of optimist's argument parser without all the fanciful decoration.Return an argument object argv populated with the array arguments from args.

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getopts - Node.js CLI arguments parser

•    Javascript

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Getopts is a Node.js CLI arguments parser. It's designed closely following the Utility Syntax Guidelines so that your programs behave like typical UNIX utilities effortlessly and without sacrificing developer experience. Use getopts to parse the command-line arguments passed to your program.

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nomnom - [UNMAINTAINED] Option parser for node with generated usage and commands

•    Javascript

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nomnom is an option parser for node. It noms your args and gives them back to you in a hash. Nomnom supports args like -d, --debug, --no-debug, --file=test.txt, --file test.txt, -f test.txt, -xvf, and positionals. Positionals are arguments that don't fit the -a or --atomic format and aren't attached to an option.

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Templatized C++ Command Line Parser

•    C++

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This is a simple templatized C++ library for parsing command line arguments. The library provides a simple, flexible object-oriented interface to the command line that automates argument parsing, USAGE creation and type casting.

argh - Argh! A minimalist argument handler.

•    C++

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If you're writing a highly-sophisticated command line tool, then Boost.Program_options and its kind might give you many advanced options. However, if you need to get up and running quickly, effectively and with minimal fuss, give the single header-file argh a try.

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Easy C# Command Line Argument Parser

•    VBNET

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A very simple and easy to use command line argument parser library for .NET C# console applications. No need to read any documentation - just look at the provided example that you can also use as a template. The library has only 4 methods.

docopt - Pythonic command line arguments parser, that will make you smile

•    Python

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Pythonic command line arguments parser, that will make you smile

docopt.go - A command-line arguments parser that will make you smile.

•    Go

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An implementation of docopt in the Go programming language.docopt parses command-line arguments based on a help message. Don't write parser code: a good help message already has all the necessary information in it.

Caporal.js - A full-featured framework for building command line applications (cli) with node.js

•    Javascript

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A full-featured framework for building command line applications (cli) with node.js, including help generation, colored output, verbosity control, custom logger, coercion and casting, typos suggestions, and auto-complete for bash/zsh/fish.Angled brackets (e.g. <item>) indicate required input. Square brackets (e.g. [env]) indicate optional input.

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cxxopts - Lightweight C++ command line option parser

•    C++

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Note that master is generally a work in progress, and you probably want to use a tagged release version. This is a lightweight C++ option parser library, supporting the standard GNU style syntax for options.

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optparse-applicative - Applicative option parser

•    Haskell

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optparse-applicative is a haskell library for parsing options on the command line, providing a powerful applicative interface for composing these options. optparse-applicative takes care of reading and validating the arguments passed to the command line, handling and reporting errors, generating a usage line, a comprehensive help screen, and enabling context-sensitive bash, zsh, and fish completions.

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JLine - Java console input library

•    Java

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JLine is a Java library for handling console input. It is similar in functionality to BSD editline and GNU readline. People familiar with the readline/editline capabilities for modern shells (such as bash and tcsh) will find most of the command editing features of JLine to be familiar. Its features include Command history, Command completion using tab, Custom key binding etc.

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