getopts
Standard UNIX utility for parsing arguments sent from the command-line / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Not to be confused with getopt.
getopts
is a built-in Unix shell command for parsing command-line arguments. It is designed to process command line arguments that follow the POSIX Utility Syntax Guidelines, based on the C interface of getopt.
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Quick Facts Developer(s), Initial release ...
Developer(s) | Various open-source and commercial developers |
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Initial release | 1986; 38 years ago (1986) |
Operating system | Unix, Unix-like, IBM i |
Type | Command |
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The predecessor to getopts
was the external program getopt
by Unix System Laboratories.