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Module `std.getopt`

Processing of command line options.

The getopt module implements a getopt function, which adheres to the POSIX syntax for command line options. GNU extensions are supported in the form of long options introduced by a double dash ("--"). Support for bundling of command line options, as was the case with the more traditional single-letter approach, is provided but not enabled by default.

Credits

This module and its documentation are inspired by Perl's Getopt::Long module. The syntax of D's getopt is simpler than its Perl counterpart because getopt infers the expected parameter types from the static types of the passed-in pointers.

Functions

Name	Description
`defaultGetoptFormatter(output, text, opt, style)`	This function writes the passed text and `Option` into an output range in the manner described in the documentation of function `defaultGetoptPrinter`, unless the style option is used.
`defaultGetoptPrinter(text, opt)`	This function prints the passed `Option`s and text in an aligned manner on `stdout`.
`getopt(args, opts)`	Parse and remove command line options from a string array.

Classes

Name	Description
`GetOptException`	Thrown on one of the following conditions: An unrecognized command-line argument is passed, and `config.passThrough` was not present. A command-line option was not found, and `config.required` was present.

Structs

Name	Description
`GetoptResult`	The result of the `getopt` function.
`Option`	Information about an option.

Enums

Name	Description
`config`	Configuration options for `getopt`.

Global variables

Name	Type	Description
`arraySep`	`string`	When set to "", parameters to array and associative array receivers are treated as an individual argument. That is, only one argument is appended or inserted per appearance of the option switch. If `arraySep` is set to something else, then each parameter is first split by the separator, and the individual pieces are treated as arguments to the same option.
`assignChar`	`dchar`	The assignment character used in options with parameters (default '=').
`endOfOptions`	`string`	The string that conventionally marks the end of all options (default '--').
`optionChar`	`dchar`	The option character (default '-').

Authors

Andrei Alexandrescu

License

Boost License 1.0.