GNUArgParser 1.0.0

.NET 9.0

dotnet add package GNUArgParser --version 1.0.0

NuGet\Install-Package GNUArgParser -Version 1.0.0

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<PackageReference Include="GNUArgParser" Version="1.0.0" />

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<PackageVersion Include="GNUArgParser" Version="1.0.0" />
                    

                            Directory.Packages.props

<PackageReference Include="GNUArgParser" />
                    

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paket add GNUArgParser --version 1.0.0

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#r "nuget: GNUArgParser, 1.0.0"

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#:package GNUArgParser@1.0.0

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#addin nuget:?package=GNUArgParser&version=1.0.0
                    

                            Install as a Cake Addin

#tool nuget:?package=GNUArgParser&version=1.0.0
                    

                            Install as a Cake Tool

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GNUArgParser

A C# library for parsing GNU command-line arguments.

Supported types

Currently the library supports these types of arguments:

# single-character arguments
foo -b -r
foo -br
# long arguments
foo --bar
# long arguments with options
foo --bar=egg
# of course, therby can all be mixed together
foo -rb --num=41 --lorem-ipsum

How to use

To parse the arguments into easily accessible collections, use the ArgumentParser class and pass the builtin args variable:

Arguments arg = ArgumentParser.Parse(args);

If multiple instances of the same argument is specified, the first one has priority.

Now you can access them with 3 collections:

Flags for single-character and long arguments without options. String array.
Options for long arguments with options. Dictionary, where (eg. --foo=bar):
- key - name (foo)
- value - option (bar)
Other for every element of the array that wasn't detected as an argument (like help in foo help). String array.

Aliases

You can set up aliases for some arguments to act as other ones. This is done with the ArgumentParser.Aliases dictionary.

key - the name of the alias
value - the name of the argument that the alias will map to

For example, if we define the alias dictionary as follows:

ArgumentParser.Aliases = new() 
{
    { "bar", "b" }  
};

Then execute foo --bar, the Flags array will contain b.

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net9.0
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Version	Downloads	Last Updated
1.0.0	243	5/25/2025