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How to parse Args in Bash Exc
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Bash Arg Parsing
help() {
cat 1>&2 <<-USAGE
usage: $exe [options] [BRANCH]
USAGE GOES HERE
-h --help Show this message
-v --verbose Show URL before opening
-b --background Open page in the background
USAGE
}
for arg in "$@"; do
case $arg
in
-v | --verbose)
verbose=true
;;
-h | --help)
usage
exit
;;
-*)
echo "$0: unrecognized parameter '$arg'"
usage
exit 1
;;
*)
branch=$arg
;;
esac
done
usage() {
help
exit 1
}
die() {
echo 1>&2 "$1"
exit 1
}
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