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Gengetopt - Generates a C function that parses and validates command line options

'getgetopt' takes an easy-to-do description of options and generates a C function that uses the GNU getopt_long(3) function to parse and validate the options. gengetopt is perfect if you don't want to write all the stuff required to call GNU getopt_long(3), or if you have a program and wish it took many options. The generated code works if you use autoconf or automake.

Obtaining

Web pagehttp://www.gnu.org/software/gengetopt/gengetopt.html
Source tarballhttp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/gengetopt/gengetopt-2.12.1.tar.gz
Version 2.12.1 (stable) released on 2004-04-21
Licensed under The GNU General Public License, Version 2.
This is a GNU package.

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Announce List<info-gengetopt@gnu.org>
Help List<help-gengetopt@gnu.org>
Bug List<bug-gengetopt@gnu.org>

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Related information

Interfacescommand line
Source languagesC
Weak prerequisitesautoconf, automake

Entry information

License verified byJanet Casey <jcasey@gnu.org> on 2001-01-31
Entry compiled byJanet Casey <jcasey@gnu.org>

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