optparse 0.1.1 → 0.3.0

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  1. checksums.yaml +4 -4
  2. data/ChangeLog +277 -0
  3. data/doc/optparse/argument_converters.rdoc +380 -0
  4. data/doc/optparse/creates_option.rdoc +7 -0
  5. data/doc/optparse/option_params.rdoc +509 -0
  6. data/doc/optparse/ruby/argument_keywords.rb +6 -0
  7. data/doc/optparse/ruby/argument_strings.rb +6 -0
  8. data/doc/optparse/ruby/argv.rb +2 -0
  9. data/doc/optparse/ruby/array.rb +6 -0
  10. data/doc/optparse/ruby/basic.rb +17 -0
  11. data/doc/optparse/ruby/block.rb +9 -0
  12. data/doc/optparse/ruby/collected_options.rb +8 -0
  13. data/doc/optparse/ruby/custom_converter.rb +9 -0
  14. data/doc/optparse/ruby/date.rb +6 -0
  15. data/doc/optparse/ruby/datetime.rb +6 -0
  16. data/doc/optparse/ruby/decimal_integer.rb +7 -0
  17. data/doc/optparse/ruby/decimal_numeric.rb +7 -0
  18. data/doc/optparse/ruby/default_values.rb +8 -0
  19. data/doc/optparse/ruby/descriptions.rb +15 -0
  20. data/doc/optparse/ruby/explicit_array_values.rb +9 -0
  21. data/doc/optparse/ruby/explicit_hash_values.rb +9 -0
  22. data/doc/optparse/ruby/false_class.rb +6 -0
  23. data/doc/optparse/ruby/float.rb +6 -0
  24. data/doc/optparse/ruby/help.rb +18 -0
  25. data/doc/optparse/ruby/help_banner.rb +7 -0
  26. data/doc/optparse/ruby/help_format.rb +25 -0
  27. data/doc/optparse/ruby/help_program_name.rb +7 -0
  28. data/doc/optparse/ruby/integer.rb +6 -0
  29. data/doc/optparse/ruby/long_names.rb +9 -0
  30. data/doc/optparse/ruby/long_optional.rb +6 -0
  31. data/doc/optparse/ruby/long_required.rb +6 -0
  32. data/doc/optparse/ruby/long_simple.rb +9 -0
  33. data/doc/optparse/ruby/long_with_negation.rb +6 -0
  34. data/doc/optparse/ruby/match_converter.rb +9 -0
  35. data/doc/optparse/ruby/matched_values.rb +6 -0
  36. data/doc/optparse/ruby/method.rb +11 -0
  37. data/doc/optparse/ruby/missing_options.rb +12 -0
  38. data/doc/optparse/ruby/mixed_names.rb +12 -0
  39. data/doc/optparse/ruby/name_abbrev.rb +9 -0
  40. data/doc/optparse/ruby/no_abbreviation.rb +10 -0
  41. data/doc/optparse/ruby/numeric.rb +6 -0
  42. data/doc/optparse/ruby/object.rb +6 -0
  43. data/doc/optparse/ruby/octal_integer.rb +7 -0
  44. data/doc/optparse/ruby/optional_argument.rb +9 -0
  45. data/doc/optparse/ruby/parse.rb +13 -0
  46. data/doc/optparse/ruby/parse_bang.rb +13 -0
  47. data/doc/optparse/ruby/proc.rb +13 -0
  48. data/doc/optparse/ruby/regexp.rb +6 -0
  49. data/doc/optparse/ruby/required_argument.rb +9 -0
  50. data/doc/optparse/ruby/shellwords.rb +6 -0
  51. data/doc/optparse/ruby/short_names.rb +9 -0
  52. data/doc/optparse/ruby/short_optional.rb +6 -0
  53. data/doc/optparse/ruby/short_range.rb +6 -0
  54. data/doc/optparse/ruby/short_required.rb +6 -0
  55. data/doc/optparse/ruby/short_simple.rb +9 -0
  56. data/doc/optparse/ruby/string.rb +6 -0
  57. data/doc/optparse/ruby/terminator.rb +6 -0
  58. data/doc/optparse/ruby/time.rb +6 -0
  59. data/doc/optparse/ruby/true_class.rb +6 -0
  60. data/doc/optparse/ruby/uri.rb +6 -0
  61. data/doc/optparse/tutorial.rdoc +835 -0
  62. data/lib/optparse/ac.rb +1 -1
  63. data/lib/optparse/date.rb +1 -1
  64. data/lib/optparse/kwargs.rb +3 -1
  65. data/lib/optparse/shellwords.rb +1 -1
  66. data/lib/optparse/time.rb +1 -1
  67. data/lib/optparse/uri.rb +1 -1
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  70. data/Rakefile +0 -10
  71. data/optparse.gemspec +0 -33
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+ == Tutorial
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+
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+ === Why \OptionParser?
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+ When a Ruby program executes, it captures its command-line arguments
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+ and options into variable ARGV.
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+ This simple program just prints its \ARGV:
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+
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+ :include: ruby/argv.rb
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+
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+ Execution, with arguments and options:
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+
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+ $ ruby argv.rb foo --bar --baz bat bam
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+ ["foo", "--bar", "--baz", "bat", "bam"]
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+
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+ The executing program is responsible for parsing and handling
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+ the command-line options.
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+
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+ OptionParser offers methods for parsing and handling those options.
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+
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+ With \OptionParser, you can define options so that for each option:
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+
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+ - The code that defines the option and code that handles that option
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+ are in the same place.
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+ - The option may take no argument, a required argument, or an optional argument.
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+ - The argument may be automatically converted to a specified class.
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+ - The argument may be restricted to specified _forms_.
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+ - The argument may be restricted to specified _values_.
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+
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+ The class also has method #help, which displays automatically-generated help text.
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+
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+ === Contents
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+
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+ - {To Begin With}[#label-To+Begin+With]
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+ - {Defining Options}[#label-Defining+Options]
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+ - {Option Names}[#label-Option+Names]
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+ - {Short Option Names}[#label-Short+Option+Names]
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+ - {Long Option Names}[#label-Long+Option+Names]
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+ - {Mixing Option Names}[#label-Mixing+Option+Names]
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+ - {Option Name Abbreviations}[#label-Option+Name+Abbreviations]
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+ - {Option Arguments}[#label-Option+Arguments]
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+ - {Option with No Argument}[#label-Option+with+No+Argument]
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+ - {Option with Required Argument}[#label-Option+with+Required+Argument]
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+ - {Option with Optional Argument}[#label-Option+with+Optional+Argument]
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+ - {Argument Abbreviations}[#label-Argument+Abbreviations]
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+ - {Argument Values}[#label-Argument+Values]
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+ - {Explicit Argument Values}[#label-Explicit+Argument+Values]
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+ - {Explicit Values in Array}[#label-Explicit+Values+in+Array]
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+ - {Explicit Values in Hash}[#label-Explicit+Values+in+Hash]
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+ - {Argument Value Patterns}[#label-Argument+Value+Patterns]
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+ - {Keyword Argument into}[#label-Keyword+Argument+into]
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+ - {Collecting Options}[#label-Collecting+Options]
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+ - {Checking for Missing Options}[#label-Checking+for+Missing+Options]
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+ - {Default Values for Options}[#label-Default+Values+for+Options]
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+ - {Argument Converters}[#label-Argument+Converters]
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+ - {Help}[#label-Help]
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+ - {Top List and Base List}[#label-Top+List+and+Base+List]
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+ - {Defining Options}[#label-Defining+Options]
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+ - {Parsing}[#label-Parsing]
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+ - {Method parse!}[#label-Method+parse-21]
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+ - {Method parse}[#label-Method+parse]
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+ - {Method order!}[#label-Method+order-21]
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+ - {Method order}[#label-Method+order]
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+ - {Method permute!}[#label-Method+permute-21]
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+ - {Method permute}[#label-Method+permute]
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+
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+ === To Begin With
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+
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+ To use \OptionParser:
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+
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+ 1. Require the \OptionParser code.
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+ 2. Create an \OptionParser object.
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+ 3. Define one or more options.
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+ 4. Parse the command line.
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+
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+ File +basic.rb+ defines three options, <tt>-x</tt>,
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+ <tt>-y</tt>, and <tt>-z</tt>, each with a descriptive string,
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+ and each with a block.
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+
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+ :include: ruby/basic.rb
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+
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+ From these defined options, the parser automatically builds help text:
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+
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+ $ ruby basic.rb --help
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+ Usage: basic [options]
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+ -x Whether to X
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+ -y Whether to Y
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+ -z Whether to Z
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+
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+ When an option is found during parsing,
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+ the block defined for the option is called with the argument value.
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+ An invalid option raises an exception.
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+
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+ Method #parse!, which is used most often in this tutorial,
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+ removes from \ARGV the options and arguments it finds,
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+ leaving other non-option arguments for the program to handle on its own.
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+ The method returns the possibly-reduced \ARGV array.
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+
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+ Executions:
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+
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+ $ ruby basic.rb -x -z
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+ ["x", true]
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+ ["z", true]
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+ []
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+ $ ruby basic.rb -z -y -x
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+ ["z", true]
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+ ["y", true]
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+ ["x", true]
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+ []
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+ $ ruby basic.rb -x input_file.txt output_file.txt
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+ ["x", true]
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+ ["input_file.txt", "output_file.txt"]
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+ $ ruby basic.rb -a
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+ basic.rb:16:in `<main>': invalid option: -a (OptionParser::InvalidOption)
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+
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+ === Defining Options
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+
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+ A common way to define an option in \OptionParser
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+ is with instance method OptionParser#on.
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+
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+ The method may be called with any number of arguments
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+ (whose order does not matter),
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+ and may also have a trailing optional keyword argument +into+.
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+
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+ The given arguments determine the characteristics of the new option.
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+ These may include:
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+
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+ - One or more short option names.
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+ - One or more long option names.
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+ - Whether the option takes no argument, an optional argument, or a required argument.
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+ - Acceptable _forms_ for the argument.
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+ - Acceptable _values_ for the argument.
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+ - A proc or method to be called when the parser encounters the option.
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+ - String descriptions for the option.
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+
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+ === Option Names
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+
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+ You can give an option one or more names of two types:
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+
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+ - Short (1-character) name, beginning with one hyphen (<tt>-</tt>).
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+ - Long (multi-character) name, beginning with two hyphens (<tt>--</tt>).
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+
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+ ==== Short Option Names
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+ A short option name consists of a hyphen and a single character.
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+
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+ File +short_names.rb+
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+ defines an option with a short name, <tt>-x</tt>,
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+ and an option with two short names (aliases, in effect) <tt>-y</tt> and <tt>-z</tt>.
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+
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+ :include: ruby/short_names.rb
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+
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+ Executions:
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+ $ ruby short_names.rb --help
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+ Usage: short_names [options]
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+ -x Short name
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+ -1, -% Two short names
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+ $ ruby short_names.rb -x
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+ ["x", true]
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+ $ ruby short_names.rb -1
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+ ["-1 or -%", true]
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+ $ ruby short_names.rb -%
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+ ["-1 or -%", true]
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+
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+ Multiple short names can "share" a hyphen:
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+
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+ $ ruby short_names.rb -x1%
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+ ["x", true]
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+ ["-1 or -%", true]
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+ ["-1 or -%", true]
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+
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+ ==== Long Option Names
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+ A long option name consists of two hyphens and a one or more characters
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+ (usually two or more characters).
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+
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+ File +long_names.rb+
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+ defines an option with a long name, <tt>--xxx</tt>,
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+ and an option with two long names (aliases, in effect) <tt>--y1%</tt> and <tt>--z2#</tt>.
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+
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+ :include: ruby/long_names.rb
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+ Executions:
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+ $ ruby long_names.rb --help
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+ Usage: long_names [options]
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+ --xxx Long name
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+ --y1%, --z2# Two long names
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+ $ ruby long_names.rb --xxx
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+ ["-xxx", true]
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+ $ ruby long_names.rb --y1%
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+ ["--y1% or --z2#", true]
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+ $ ruby long_names.rb --z2#
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+ ["--y1% or --z2#", true]
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+
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+ A long name may be defined with both positive and negative senses.
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+ File +long_with_negation.rb+ defines an option that has both senses.
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+ :include: ruby/long_with_negation.rb
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+ Executions:
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+ $ ruby long_with_negation.rb --help
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+ Usage: long_with_negation [options]
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+ --[no-]binary Long name with negation
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+ $ ruby long_with_negation.rb --binary
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+ [true, TrueClass]
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+ $ ruby long_with_negation.rb --no-binary
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+ [false, FalseClass]
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+ ==== Mixing Option Names
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+ Many developers like to mix short and long option names,
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+ so that a short name is in effect an abbreviation of a long name.
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+ File +mixed_names.rb+
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+ defines options that each have both a short and a long name.
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+ :include: ruby/mixed_names.rb
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+ Executions:
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+ $ ruby mixed_names.rb --help
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+ Usage: mixed_names [options]
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+ -x, --xxx Short and long, no argument
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+ -y, --yyyYYY Short and long, required argument
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+ -z, --zzz [ZZZ] Short and long, optional argument
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+ $ ruby mixed_names.rb -x
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+ ["--xxx", true]
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+ $ ruby mixed_names.rb --xxx
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+ ["--xxx", true]
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+ $ ruby mixed_names.rb -y
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+ mixed_names.rb:12:in `<main>': missing argument: -y (OptionParser::MissingArgument)
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+ $ ruby mixed_names.rb -y FOO
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+ ["--yyy", "FOO"]
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+ $ ruby mixed_names.rb --yyy
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+ mixed_names.rb:12:in `<main>': missing argument: --yyy (OptionParser::MissingArgument)
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+ $ ruby mixed_names.rb --yyy BAR
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+ ["--yyy", "BAR"]
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+ $ ruby mixed_names.rb -z
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+ ["--zzz", nil]
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+ $ ruby mixed_names.rb -z BAZ
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+ ["--zzz", "BAZ"]
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+ $ ruby mixed_names.rb --zzz
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+ ["--zzz", nil]
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+ $ ruby mixed_names.rb --zzz BAT
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+ ["--zzz", "BAT"]
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+
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+ ==== Option Name Abbreviations
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+ By default, abbreviated option names on the command-line are allowed.
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+ An abbreviated name is valid if it is unique among abbreviated option names.
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+ :include: ruby/name_abbrev.rb
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+ Executions:
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+ $ ruby name_abbrev.rb --help
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+ Usage: name_abbrev [options]
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+ -n, --dry-run
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+ -d, --draft
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+ $ ruby name_abbrev.rb -n
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+ ["--dry-run", true]
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+ $ ruby name_abbrev.rb --dry-run
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+ ["--dry-run", true]
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+ $ ruby name_abbrev.rb -d
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+ ["--draft", true]
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+ $ ruby name_abbrev.rb --draft
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+ ["--draft", true]
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+ $ ruby name_abbrev.rb --d
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+ name_abbrev.rb:9:in `<main>': ambiguous option: --d (OptionParser::AmbiguousOption)
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+ $ ruby name_abbrev.rb --dr
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+ name_abbrev.rb:9:in `<main>': ambiguous option: --dr (OptionParser::AmbiguousOption)
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+ $ ruby name_abbrev.rb --dry
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+ ["--dry-run", true]
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+ $ ruby name_abbrev.rb --dra
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+ ["--draft", true]
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+ You can disable abbreviation using method +require_exact+.
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+ :include: ruby/no_abbreviation.rb
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+ Executions:
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+ $ ruby no_abbreviation.rb --dry-ru
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+ no_abbreviation.rb:10:in `<main>': invalid option: --dry-ru (OptionParser::InvalidOption)
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+ $ ruby no_abbreviation.rb --dry-run
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+ ["--dry-run", true]
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+
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+ === Option Arguments
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+ An option may take no argument, a required argument, or an optional argument.
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+ ==== Option with No Argument
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+ All the examples above define options with no argument.
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+ ==== Option with Required Argument
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+ Specify a required argument for an option by adding a dummy word
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+ to its name definition.
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+ File +required_argument.rb+ defines two options;
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+ each has a required argument because the name definition has a following dummy word.
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+ :include: ruby/required_argument.rb
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+ When an option is found, the given argument is yielded.
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+ Executions:
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+ $ ruby required_argument.rb --help
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+ Usage: required_argument [options]
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+ -y, --y YYY Required argument via long name
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+ $ ruby required_argument.rb -x AAA
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+ $ ruby required_argument.rb -y BBB
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+ Omitting a required argument raises an error:
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+ $ ruby required_argument.rb -x
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+ required_argument.rb:9:in `<main>': missing argument: -x (OptionParser::MissingArgument)
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+ ==== Option with Optional Argument
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+ Specify an optional argument for an option by adding a dummy word
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+ enclosed in square brackets to its name definition.
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+ File +optional_argument.rb+ defines two options;
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+ each has an optional argument because the name definition has a following dummy word
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+ in square brackets.
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+ :include: ruby/optional_argument.rb
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+ When an option with an argument is found, the given argument yielded.
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+ Executions:
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+ $ ruby optional_argument.rb --help
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+ Usage: optional_argument [options]
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+ -x, --xxx [XXX] Optional argument via short name
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+ -y, --yyy [YYY] Optional argument via long name
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+ $ ruby optional_argument.rb -x AAA
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+ $ ruby optional_argument.rb -y BBB
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+ Omitting an optional argument does not raise an error.
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+ === Argument Values
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+ Permissible argument values may be restricted
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+ either by specifying explicit values
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+ or by providing a pattern that the given value must match.
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+ ==== Explicit Argument Values
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+ You can specify argument values in either of two ways:
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+ - Specify values an array of strings.
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+ - Specify values a hash.
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+ ===== Explicit Values in Array
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+ You can specify explicit argument values in an array of strings.
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+ The argument value must be one of those strings, or an unambiguous abbreviation.
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+ File +explicit_array_values.rb+ defines options with explicit argument values.
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+ :include: ruby/explicit_array_values.rb
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+ Executions:
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+ $ ruby explicit_array_values.rb --help
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+ Usage: explicit_array_values [options]
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+ -xXXX Values for required argument
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+ -y [YYY] Values for optional argument
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+ $ ruby explicit_array_values.rb -x
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+ explicit_array_values.rb:9:in `<main>': missing argument: -x (OptionParser::MissingArgument)
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+ $ ruby explicit_array_values.rb -x foo
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+ $ ruby explicit_array_values.rb -x f
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+ $ ruby explicit_array_values.rb -x bar
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+ $ ruby explicit_array_values.rb -y ba
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+ explicit_array_values.rb:9:in `<main>': ambiguous argument: -y ba (OptionParser::AmbiguousArgument)
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+ $ ruby explicit_array_values.rb -x baz
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+ explicit_array_values.rb:9:in `<main>': invalid argument: -x baz (OptionParser::InvalidArgument)
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+ ===== Explicit Values in Hash
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+ You can specify explicit argument values in a hash with string keys.
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+ The value passed must be one of those keys, or an unambiguous abbreviation;
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+ Usage: explicit_hash_values [options]
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+ -xXXX Values for required argument
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+ -y [YYY] Values for optional argument
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+ $ ruby explicit_hash_values.rb -x
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+ explicit_hash_values.rb:9:in `<main>': missing argument: -x (OptionParser::MissingArgument)
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+ $ ruby explicit_hash_values.rb -x foo
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+ $ ruby explicit_hash_values.rb -x f
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+ $ ruby explicit_hash_values.rb -x bar
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+ $ ruby explicit_hash_values.rb -x baz
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+ explicit_hash_values.rb:9:in `<main>': invalid argument: -x baz (OptionParser::InvalidArgument)
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+ $ ruby explicit_hash_values.rb -y
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+ $ ruby explicit_hash_values.rb -y baz
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+ $ ruby explicit_hash_values.rb -y bat
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+ $ ruby explicit_hash_values.rb -y ba
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+ explicit_hash_values.rb:9:in `<main>': ambiguous argument: -y ba (OptionParser::AmbiguousArgument)
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+ $ ruby explicit_hash_values.rb -y bam
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+ ==== Argument Value Patterns
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+ You can restrict permissible argument values
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+ by specifying a Regexp that the given argument must match.
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+ File +matched_values.rb+ defines options with matched argument values.
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+ :include: ruby/matched_values.rb
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+ Executions:
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+ $ ruby matched_values.rb --help
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+ Usage: matched_values [options]
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+ --xxx XXX Matched values
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+ $ ruby matched_values.rb --xxx foo
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+ $ ruby matched_values.rb --xxx FOO
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+ ["--xxx", "FOO"]
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+ $ ruby matched_values.rb --xxx bar
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+ matched_values.rb:6:in `<main>': invalid argument: --xxx bar (OptionParser::InvalidArgument)
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+ === Keyword Argument +into+
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+ In parsing options, you can add keyword option +into+ with a hash-like argument;
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+ each parsed option will be added as a name/value pair.
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+
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+ This is useful for:
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+
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+ - Collecting options.
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+ - Checking for missing options.
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+ - Providing default values for options.
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+
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+ ==== Collecting Options
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+
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+ Use keyword argument +into+ to collect options.
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+
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+ :include: ruby/collected_options.rb
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+
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+ Executions:
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+
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+ $ ruby collected_options.rb --help
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+ Usage: into [options]
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+ -x, --xxx Short and long, no argument
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+ -y, --yyyYYY Short and long, required argument
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+ -z, --zzz [ZZZ] Short and long, optional argument
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+ $ ruby collected_options.rb --xxx
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+ {:xxx=>true}
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+ $ ruby collected_options.rb --xxx --yyy FOO
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+ {:xxx=>true, :yyy=>"FOO"}
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+ $ ruby collected_options.rb --xxx --yyy FOO --zzz Bar
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+ {:xxx=>true, :yyy=>"FOO", :zzz=>"Bar"}
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+ $ ruby collected_options.rb --xxx --yyy FOO --yyy BAR
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+ {:xxx=>true, :yyy=>"BAR"}
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+
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+ Note in the last execution that the argument value for option <tt>--yyy</tt>
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+ was overwritten.
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+
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+ ==== Checking for Missing Options
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+
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+ Use the collected options to check for missing options.
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+
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+ :include: ruby/missing_options.rb
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+
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+ Executions:
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+
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+ $ ruby missing_options.rb --help
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+ Usage: missing_options [options]
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+ -x, --xxx Short and long, no argument
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+ -y, --yyyYYY Short and long, required argument
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+ -z, --zzz [ZZZ] Short and long, optional argument
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+ $ ruby missing_options.rb --yyy FOO
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+ missing_options.rb:11:in `<main>': Missing required options: [:xxx, :zzz] (RuntimeError)
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+
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+ ==== Default Values for Options
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+
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+ Initialize the +into+ argument to define default values for options.
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+
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+ :include: ruby/default_values.rb
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+
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+ Executions:
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+
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+ $ ruby default_values.rb --help
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+ Usage: default_values [options]
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+ -x, --xxx Short and long, no argument
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+ -y, --yyyYYY Short and long, required argument
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+ -z, --zzz [ZZZ] Short and long, optional argument
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+ $ ruby default_values.rb --yyy FOO
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+ {:yyy=>"FOO", :zzz=>"BBB"}
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+
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+ === Argument Converters
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+
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+ An option can specify that its argument is to be converted
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+ from the default \String to an instance of another class.
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+ There are a number of built-in converters.
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+
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+ Example: File +date.rb+
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+ defines an option whose argument is to be converted to a \Date object.
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+ The argument is converted by method Date#parse.
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+
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+ :include: ruby/date.rb
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+
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+ Executions:
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+
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+ $ ruby date.rb --date 2001-02-03
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+ [#<Date: 2001-02-03 ((2451944j,0s,0n),+0s,2299161j)>, Date]
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+ $ ruby date.rb --date 20010203
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+ [#<Date: 2001-02-03 ((2451944j,0s,0n),+0s,2299161j)>, Date]
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+ $ ruby date.rb --date "3rd Feb 2001"
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+ [#<Date: 2001-02-03 ((2451944j,0s,0n),+0s,2299161j)>, Date]
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+
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+ You can also define custom converters.
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+ See {Argument Converters}[./argument_converters.rdoc]
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+ for both built-in and custom converters.
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+
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+ === Help
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+
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+ \OptionParser makes automatically generated help text available.
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+
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+ The help text consists of:
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+
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+ - A banner, showing the usage.
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+ - Option short and long names.
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+ - Option dummy argument names.
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+ - Option descriptions.
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+
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+ Example code:
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+
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+ :include: ruby/help.rb
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+
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+ The option names and dummy argument names are defined as described above.
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+
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+ The option description consists of the strings that are not themselves option names;
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+ An option can have more than one description string.
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+ Execution:
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+
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+ Usage: help [options]
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+ -x, --xxx Adipiscing elit. Aenean commodo ligula eget.
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+ Aenean massa. Cum sociis natoque penatibus
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+ -y, --yyy YYY Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer.
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+ -z, --zzz [ZZZ] Et magnis dis parturient montes, nascetur
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+ ridiculus mus. Donec quam felis, ultricies
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+ nec, pellentesque eu, pretium quis, sem.
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+
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+ The program name is included in the default banner:
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+ <tt>Usage: #{program_name} [options]</tt>;
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+ you can change the program name.
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+
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+ :include: ruby/help_program_name.rb
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+
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+ Execution:
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+
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+ $ ruby help_program_name.rb --help
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+ Usage: help_program_name.rb [options]
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+
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+ You can also change the entire banner.
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+
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+ :include: ruby/help_banner.rb
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+
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+ Execution:
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+
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+ $ ruby help_banner.rb --help
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+ Usage: ruby help_banner.rb
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+
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+ By default, the option names are indented 4 spaces
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+ and the width of the option-names field is 32 spaces.
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+
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+ You can change these values, along with the banner,
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+ by passing parameters to OptionParser.new.
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+
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+ :include: ruby/help_format.rb
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+
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+ Execution:
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+
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+ $ ruby help_format.rb --help
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+ ruby help_format.rb [options]
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+ -x, --xxx Adipiscing elit. Aenean commodo ligula eget.
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+ Aenean massa. Cum sociis natoque penatibus
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+ -y, --yyy YYY Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer.
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+ -z, --zzz [ZZZ] Et magnis dis parturient montes, nascetur
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+ ridiculus mus. Donec quam felis, ultricies
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+ nec, pellentesque eu, pretium quis, sem.
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+
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+ === Top List and Base List
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+
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+ An \OptionParser object maintains a stack of \OptionParser::List objects,
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+ each of which has a collection of zero or more options.
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+ It is unlikely that you'll need to add or take away from that stack.
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+
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+ The stack includes:
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+
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+ - The <em>top list</em>, given by \OptionParser#top.
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+ - The <em>base list</em>, given by \OptionParser#base.
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+
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+ When \OptionParser builds its help text, the options in the top list
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+ precede those in the base list.
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+
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+ === Defining Options
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+
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+ Option-defining methods allow you to create an option, and also append/prepend it
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+ to the top list or append it to the base list.
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+
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+ Each of these next three methods accepts a sequence of parameter arguments and a block,
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+ creates an option object using method \Option#make_switch (see below),
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+ and returns the created option:
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+
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+ - \Method \OptionParser#define appends the created option to the top list.
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+
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+ - \Method \OptionParser#define_head prepends the created option to the top list.
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+
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+ - \Method \OptionParser#define_tail appends the created option to the base list.
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+
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+ These next three methods are identical to the three above,
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+ except for their return values:
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+
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+ - \Method \OptionParser#on is identical to method \OptionParser#define,
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+ except that it returns the parser object +self+.
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+
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+ - \Method \OptionParser#on_head is identical to method \OptionParser#define_head,
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+ except that it returns the parser object +self+.
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+
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+ - \Method \OptionParser#on_tail is identical to method \OptionParser#define_tail,
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+ except that it returns the parser object +self+.
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+
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+ Though you may never need to call it directly,
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+ here's the core method for defining an option:
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+
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+ - \Method \OptionParser#make_switch accepts an array of parameters and a block.
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+ See {Parameters for New Options}[optparse/option_params.rdoc].
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+ This method is unlike others here in that it:
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+ - Accepts an <em>array of parameters</em>;
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+ others accept a <em>sequence of parameter arguments</em>.
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+ - Returns an array containing the created option object,
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+ option names, and other values;
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+ others return either the created option object
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+ or the parser object +self+.
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+
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+ === Parsing
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+
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+ \OptionParser has six instance methods for parsing.
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+
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+ Three have names ending with a "bang" (<tt>!</tt>):
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+
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+ - parse!
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+ - order!
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+ - permute!
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+
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+ Each of these methods:
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+
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+ - Accepts an optional array of string arguments +argv+;
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+ if not given, +argv+ defaults to the value of OptionParser#default_argv,
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+ whose initial value is ARGV.
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+ - Accepts an optional keyword argument +into+
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+ (see {Keyword Argument into}[#label-Keyword+Argument+into]).
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+ - Returns +argv+, possibly with some elements removed.
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+
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+ The three other methods have names _not_ ending with a "bang":
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+
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+ - parse
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+ - order
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+ - permute
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+
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+ Each of these methods:
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+
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+ - Accepts an array of string arguments
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+ _or_ zero or more string arguments.
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+ - Accepts an optional keyword argument +into+ and its value _into_.
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+ (see {Keyword Argument into}[#label-Keyword+Argument+into]).
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+ - Returns +argv+, possibly with some elements removed.
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+
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+ ==== \Method parse!
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+
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+ \Method parse!:
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+
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+ - Accepts an optional array of string arguments +argv+;
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+ if not given, +argv+ defaults to the value of OptionParser#default_argv,
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+ whose initial value is ARGV.
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+ - Accepts an optional keyword argument +into+
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+ (see {Keyword Argument into}[#label-Keyword+Argument+into]).
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+ - Returns +argv+, possibly with some elements removed.
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+
713
+ The method processes the elements in +argv+ beginning at <tt>argv[0]</tt>,
714
+ and ending, by default, at the end.
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+
716
+ Otherwise processing ends and the method returns when:
717
+
718
+ - The terminator argument <tt>--</tt> is found;
719
+ the terminator argument is removed before the return.
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+ - Environment variable +POSIXLY_CORRECT+ is defined
721
+ and a non-option argument is found;
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+ the non-option argument is not removed.
723
+ Note that the _value_ of that variable does not matter,
724
+ as only its existence is checked.
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+
726
+ File +parse_bang.rb+:
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+
728
+ :include: ruby/parse_bang.rb
729
+
730
+ Help:
731
+
732
+ $ ruby parse_bang.rb --help
733
+ Usage: parse_bang [options]
734
+ --xxx
735
+ --yyy YYY
736
+ --zzz [ZZZ]
737
+
738
+ Default behavior:
739
+
740
+ $ ruby parse_bang.rb input_file.txt output_file.txt --xxx --yyy FOO --zzz BAR
741
+ ["--xxx", true]
742
+ ["--yyy", "FOO"]
743
+ ["--zzz", "BAR"]
744
+ Returned: ["input_file.txt", "output_file.txt"] (Array)
745
+
746
+ Processing ended by terminator argument:
747
+
748
+ $ ruby parse_bang.rb input_file.txt output_file.txt --xxx --yyy FOO -- --zzz BAR
749
+ ["--xxx", true]
750
+ ["--yyy", "FOO"]
751
+ Returned: ["input_file.txt", "output_file.txt", "--zzz", "BAR"] (Array)
752
+
753
+ Processing ended by non-option found when +POSIXLY_CORRECT+ is defined:
754
+
755
+ $ POSIXLY_CORRECT=true ruby parse_bang.rb --xxx input_file.txt output_file.txt -yyy FOO
756
+ ["--xxx", true]
757
+ Returned: ["input_file.txt", "output_file.txt", "-yyy", "FOO"] (Array)
758
+
759
+ ==== \Method parse
760
+
761
+ \Method parse:
762
+
763
+ - Accepts an array of string arguments
764
+ _or_ zero or more string arguments.
765
+ - Accepts an optional keyword argument +into+ and its value _into_.
766
+ (see {Keyword Argument into}[#label-Keyword+Argument+into]).
767
+ - Returns +argv+, possibly with some elements removed.
768
+
769
+ If given an array +ary+, the method forms array +argv+ as <tt>ary.dup</tt>.
770
+ If given zero or more string arguments, those arguments are formed
771
+ into array +argv+.
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+
773
+ The method calls
774
+
775
+ parse!(argv, into: into)
776
+
777
+ Note that environment variable +POSIXLY_CORRECT+
778
+ and the terminator argument <tt>--</tt> are honored.
779
+
780
+ File +parse.rb+:
781
+
782
+ :include: ruby/parse.rb
783
+
784
+ Help:
785
+
786
+ $ ruby parse.rb --help
787
+ Usage: parse [options]
788
+ --xxx
789
+ --yyy YYY
790
+ --zzz [ZZZ]
791
+
792
+ Default behavior:
793
+
794
+ $ ruby parse.rb input_file.txt output_file.txt --xxx --yyy FOO --zzz BAR
795
+ ["--xxx", true]
796
+ ["--yyy", "FOO"]
797
+ ["--zzz", "BAR"]
798
+ Returned: ["input_file.txt", "output_file.txt"] (Array)
799
+
800
+ Processing ended by terminator argument:
801
+
802
+ $ ruby parse.rb input_file.txt output_file.txt --xxx --yyy FOO -- --zzz BAR
803
+ ["--xxx", true]
804
+ ["--yyy", "FOO"]
805
+ Returned: ["input_file.txt", "output_file.txt", "--zzz", "BAR"] (Array)
806
+
807
+ Processing ended by non-option found when +POSIXLY_CORRECT+ is defined:
808
+
809
+ $ POSIXLY_CORRECT=true ruby parse.rb --xxx input_file.txt output_file.txt -yyy FOO
810
+ ["--xxx", true]
811
+ Returned: ["input_file.txt", "output_file.txt", "-yyy", "FOO"] (Array)
812
+
813
+ ==== \Method order!
814
+
815
+ Calling method OptionParser#order! gives exactly the same result as
816
+ calling method OptionParser#parse! with environment variable
817
+ +POSIXLY_CORRECT+ defined.
818
+
819
+ ==== \Method order
820
+
821
+ Calling method OptionParser#order gives exactly the same result as
822
+ calling method OptionParser#parse with environment variable
823
+ +POSIXLY_CORRECT+ defined.
824
+
825
+ ==== \Method permute!
826
+
827
+ Calling method OptionParser#permute! gives exactly the same result as
828
+ calling method OptionParser#parse! with environment variable
829
+ +POSIXLY_CORRECT+ _not_ defined.
830
+
831
+ ==== \Method permute
832
+
833
+ Calling method OptionParser#permute gives exactly the same result as
834
+ calling method OptionParser#parse with environment variable
835
+ +POSIXLY_CORRECT+ _not_ defined.