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Everything about Getopt
C library function for parsing command-line options
getopt is a POSIX C function used to parse command-line options of the Unix/POSIX style on C. It is a part of the POSIX specification, and is universal to Unix-like systems. It is also the name of a Unix program for parsing command line arguments in shell scripts. Wikipedia →
🧠Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: GetoptA 5-minute orientation
- Pick up a classic book: Learning the bash ShellThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: GETOpt mesh smoothing: Putting GETMe in the framework of global optimization-based schemesCited 2 times
- Go sideways: Command-line argument parsingA closely related topic
- Go sideways: GetoptsA closely related topic
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🗂️ The subject at a glance
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
đź“š Books worth reading
Learning the bash ShellCameron Newham, Bill Rosenblatt · 1995
The UNIX operating systemChristian, Kaare, Kaare Christian · 1983- 📕Learning Linux Shell ScriptingGanesh Naik · 2018
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