Name
getopts
Synopsis
getopts
string name [args]Process command-line arguments (or args,
if specified) and check for legal options. getopts is used in shell
script loops and is intended to ensure standard syntax for
command-line options. string contains the
option letters to be recognized by getopts when running the shell
script. Valid options are processed in turn and stored in the shell
variable name. If an option letter is
followed by a colon, the option must be followed by one or more
arguments.
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