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diff --git a/carg_parser.h b/carg_parser.h
index dcae2de..69ce271 100644
--- a/carg_parser.h
+++ b/carg_parser.h
@@ -1,44 +1,44 @@
-/* Arg_parser - POSIX/GNU command line argument parser. (C version)
- Copyright (C) 2006-2019 Antonio Diaz Diaz.
+/* Arg_parser - POSIX/GNU command-line argument parser. (C version)
+ Copyright (C) 2006-2024 Antonio Diaz Diaz.
- This library is free software. Redistribution and use in source and
- binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided
- that the following conditions are met:
+ This library is free software. Redistribution and use in source and
+ binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided
+ that the following conditions are met:
- 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
- notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+ 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+ notice, this list of conditions, and the following disclaimer.
- 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
- notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
- documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+ 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+ notice, this list of conditions, and the following disclaimer in the
+ documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
- This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
- but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
+ This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
*/
-/* Arg_parser reads the arguments in 'argv' and creates a number of
- option codes, option arguments and non-option arguments.
+/* Arg_parser reads the arguments in 'argv' and creates a number of
+ option codes, option arguments, and non-option arguments.
- In case of error, 'ap_error' returns a non-null pointer to an error
- message.
+ In case of error, 'ap_error' returns a non-null pointer to an error
+ message.
- 'options' is an array of 'struct ap_Option' terminated by an element
- containing a code which is zero. A null name means a short-only
- option. A code value outside the unsigned char range means a
- long-only option.
+ 'options' is an array of 'struct ap_Option' terminated by an element
+ containing a code which is zero. A null long_name means a short-only
+ option. A code value outside the unsigned char range means a long-only
+ option.
- Arg_parser normally makes it appear as if all the option arguments
- were specified before all the non-option arguments for the purposes
- of parsing, even if the user of your program intermixed option and
- non-option arguments. If you want the arguments in the exact order
- the user typed them, call 'ap_init' with 'in_order' = true.
+ Arg_parser normally makes it appear as if all the option arguments
+ were specified before all the non-option arguments for the purposes
+ of parsing, even if the user of your program intermixed option and
+ non-option arguments. If you want the arguments in the exact order
+ the user typed them, call 'ap_init' with 'in_order' = true.
- The argument '--' terminates all options; any following arguments are
- treated as non-option arguments, even if they begin with a hyphen.
+ The argument '--' terminates all options; any following arguments are
+ treated as non-option arguments, even if they begin with a hyphen.
- The syntax for optional option arguments is '-<short_option><argument>'
- (without whitespace), or '--<long_option>=<argument>'.
+ The syntax for optional option arguments is '-<short_option><argument>'
+ (without whitespace), or '--<long_option>=<argument>'.
*/
#ifdef __cplusplus
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ enum ap_Has_arg { ap_no, ap_yes, ap_maybe };
struct ap_Option
{
int code; /* Short option letter or code ( code != 0 ) */
- const char * name; /* Long option name (maybe null) */
+ const char * long_name; /* Long option name (maybe null) */
enum ap_Has_arg has_arg;
};
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ struct ap_Option
struct ap_Record
{
int code;
+ char * parsed_name;
char * argument;
};
@@ -79,13 +80,16 @@ void ap_free( struct Arg_parser * const ap );
const char * ap_error( const struct Arg_parser * const ap );
- /* The number of arguments parsed (may be different from argc) */
+/* The number of arguments parsed. May be different from argc. */
int ap_arguments( const struct Arg_parser * const ap );
- /* If ap_code( i ) is 0, ap_argument( i ) is a non-option.
- Else ap_argument( i ) is the option's argument (or empty). */
+/* If ap_code( i ) is 0, ap_argument( i ) is a non-option.
+ Else ap_argument( i ) is the option's argument (or empty). */
int ap_code( const struct Arg_parser * const ap, const int i );
+/* Full name of the option parsed (short or long). */
+const char * ap_parsed_name( const struct Arg_parser * const ap, const int i );
+
const char * ap_argument( const struct Arg_parser * const ap, const int i );
#ifdef __cplusplus