Short:    Example/library for command line parsing
Author:   "David 'tinman' McMinn" <dave@blitz-2000.co.uk>

This archive contaings some example C source code for performing
command line argument or parameter parsing in an intelligent and
extensible way. It is based on AmigaOS/dos.library/ReadArgs()
and operates in pretty much the same way.

The benefits of this system are:
    - Program specifies a template in a standard format (making it
      easier for the user to understand)
    - Program can be queried at runtime about what template it offers
    - Names and aliases can be given to parameters to aid understanding
    - Parameters can be entered on the command line in any order
    - Multiple formats of parameter are recognised
    - Functions can parse any string, not just the command line
    
Of course, there are drawbacks due to my laziness
    - Only supports ASCII strings
    - Win32 commands used to grab the command line
    
However, I think it's quite funky. It's explained in the readargs sources
the demo program doesn't help before you read that. You can try
"testproject ?" though :)

This is released into the public domain without warranty of any kind -
use it at your own risk. I would appreciate some credit if you use
it without a lot of modifications.

There are also some additional source files as used with the demo,
namely console utility functions and debugging functions. Same license.

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