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Old 02-16-2009
Help with options and arguments to a script
I'm trying to write a script that accepts both arguments and options, e.g.
Code:
./script -h 1 -m 15 -s 30 [list of arguments]

or
Code:
./script [list of arguments] -h 1 -m 15 -s 30

I'd like for any of the arguments and options to be optional, and the option values should be numerals only. I've tried both getopt and getopts but I just can't seem to get it right at all. Help would be much appreciated.
# 2  
Old 02-16-2009
without using getopts, options are normally handled using a combination of a while and case loop:

Code:
while [ $# -gt 0]
do
    case $1 in
        <1st arg>)    <code/function to handle arg>; shift
        <2nd arg>)    <code/function to handle arg>; shift
        .
        .
        .
        *)    <code/function to handle default arg>...
    esac
done

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