#!/bin/bash
# Using getopt
# Try the following when invoking this script:
# sh ex33a.sh -a
# sh ex33a.sh -abc
# sh ex33a.sh -a -b -c
# sh ex33a.sh -d
# sh ex33a.sh -dXYZ
# sh ex33a.sh -d XYZ
# sh ex33a.sh -abcd
# sh ex33a.sh -abcdZ
# sh ex33a.sh -z
# sh ex33a.sh a
# Explain the results of each of the above.
E_OPTERR=65
if [ "$#" -eq 0 ]
then # Script needs at least one command-line argument.
echo "Usage $0 -[options a,b,c]"
exit $E_OPTERR
fi
set -- `getopt "abcd:" "$@"`
# Sets positional parameters to command-line arguments.
# What happens if you use "$*" instead of "$@"?
while [ ! -z "$1" ]
do
case "$1" in
-a) echo "Option \"a\"";;
-b) echo "Option \"b\"";;
-c) echo "Option \"c\"";;
-d) echo "Option \"d\" $2";;
*) break;;
esac
shift
done
# It is usually better to use the 'getopts' builtin in a script.
# See "ex33.sh."
exit 0
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