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+===== Unixscripts:argp.sh =====
-**argp.sh**(1) is a wrapper around **getopt**(1) to make life much easier for script developers. It's used in most of my scripts - look at them for examples of use. The essential file to install is the first one here - the script itself. Put it somewhere on your path.
+**argp.sh**(1) is a **bash**(1) wrapper around **getopt**(1) ((
+See the [[https://www.gnu.org/software/libc/manual/html_node/Argument-Syntax.html | rules ]] for processing options to see just how hard it is without **getopt**(1) !!!)) to make life much easier for script developers. It's used in most of my scripts - look at them for examples of use. There's just one essential file to install - the script itself. Put it somewhere on your path, typically in ''/usr/local/bin''.
-  * [[http://bhepple.freeshell.org/scripts/argp.sh | argp.sh ]]
-  Note that **argp.sh(1)** deprecates an older script that I wrote called **process-getopt**(1).
-  There is a 'c' version of **argp.sh**(1) written in the repository.
+To use **argp.sh**(1), a script pipes in a description of its options (in XML or plain text) and gets back the variables as processed by **getopt**(1) - as a plus it also provides automatic help and man page production.
+It buys you:
+  * all the [[https://www.gnu.org/software/libc/manual/html_node/Argument-Syntax.html|goodness]] of **getopt**(1)
+  * define options in one central place together with descriptions.
+  * fewer 'magic' and duplicated values in your code
+  * better consistency between
+    - the **getopt**(1) calling parameters,
+    - the case statement processing the user's options and
+    - the help/man pages
+  * less spaghetti in your own code
+  * much, much easier to maintain
+  * automatic help-page and man-page printing using the same data sources
+  * checking of option consistency at runtime
+  * range checking of option values at runtime
+  * pretty easy to use (just copy and paste from one of my example scripts)
+  * portable to OS's without long option support - the help page adapts too
+Note that **argp.sh(1)** deprecates an older script that I wrote called **process-getopt**(1).
+There is also a 'c' version of **argp.sh**(1) in case you need speed.
+=== Download & repo ===
+  * Homepage, Releases and Repository: [[https://sourceforge.net/p/argpsh/wiki/Home/ | Sourceforge]]
+To get the latest version of the full source code:
+  svn checkout svn://svn.code.sf.net/p/argpsh/code/trunk argpsh-code
+=== Sample usage ===
+This is a simple wrapper around **find**(1) but it has enough options to make an interesting sample:
+  #!/usr/bin/env bash
+  initialise() {
+      local TEMP
-  * Homepage, Releases and Repository
+      PROG=$(basename $0)
+      VERSION="1.2"
+      TYPE="f"
+      ARGUMENTS="[pattern]"
+      SHORT_DESC="Search for filenames in sub-directories."
+      USAGE="Presently this is just a shorthand for:
-  [[https://sourceforge.net/p/argpsh/wiki/Home/ | Sourceforge homepage ]]
+  find . -follow -type $TYPE -name '*pattern*' -print 2>/dev/null |sort"
-  To get the latest:
+      NEW_ARGS=( )
-<code>
-  svn checkout svn://svn.code.sf.net/p/argpsh/code/trunk argpsh-code
+      ARGS="
-<code>
+  ARGP_DELETE=quiet
+  ARGP_VERSION=$VERSION
+  ARGP_PROG=$PROG
+  ARGP_PREFIX=FOO_
+  ##############################################################
+  #OPTIONS:
+  #name=default sname arg       type range   description
+  ##############################################################
+  EXCLUDE=''    x     directory s    ''      exclude directory.
+  DIR='f'       d     ''        b    'd'     search for a directory rather than a file.
+  CD=''         C     directory s    ''      search from this directory rather than cwd.
+  ##############################################################
+  ARGP_ARGS=[--] $ARGUMENTS
+  ARGP_SHORT=$SHORT_DESC
+  ARGP_USAGE=$USAGE"
+      TYPE='f'
+      exec 4>&1
+      eval "$(echo "$ARGS" | argp.sh "$@" 3>&1 1>&4 || echo exit $? )"
+      exec 4>&-
+      TYPE="$FOO_DIR"
+      [[ "$FOO_CD" ]] && {
+          cd "$FOO_CD" || exit 1
+      }
+      NEW_ARGS=( "$@" )
+      return 0
+  }
+  main() {
+      set -o noglob
+      SEP=''
+      for EXCLDIR in .svn .git nbproject .libs .deps CVS* $FOO_EXCLUDE; do
+          EXCLDIRS+="$SEP -path */$EXCLDIR "
+          SEP=" -o"
+      done
+      [[ "$FOO_VERBOSE" ]] && set -x
+      find . -follow \( $EXCLDIRS \) -prune -o -type $TYPE -name "*$1*" -print 2>/dev/null |sort
+  }
+  initialise "$@" && set -- "${NEW_ARGS[@]:-}"
+  main "$@"
+Here is the output from the --help option auto-generated by **argps.sh**(1):
+  Usage: ff [OPTION...] [--] [pattern]
+  Presently this is just a shorthand for:
+  find . -follow -type f -name '*pattern*' -print 2>/dev/null |sort
+  Options:
+    -C, --cd=directory         search from this directory rather than cwd.
+    -d, --dir                  search for a directory rather than a file. Default
+                               is 'f'.
+    -v, --verbose              be verbose
+    -x, --exclude=directory    exclude directory.
+    -h, --help                 print this help message
+    -V, --version              print version and exit