Getopt::Simple 1.48 review

Getopt::Simple is a Perl module that provides a simple wrapper around Getopt::Long. SYNOPSIS use Getopt::Simple;

License: Perl Artistic License File size: 7K Developer: Ron Savage

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Getopt::Simple is a Perl module that provides a simple wrapper around Getopt::Long.

SYNOPSIS

use Getopt::Simple;

# Or ...
# use Getopt::Simple qw($switch);

my($options) =
{
help =>
{
type => '',
env => '-',
default => '',
# verbose => '', # Not needed on every key.
order => 1,
},
username =>
{
type => '=s', # As per Getopt::Long.
env => '$USER', # Help text.
default => $ENV{'USER'} || 'RonSavage', # In case $USER is undef.
verbose => 'Specify the username on the remote machine',
order => 3, # Help text sort order.
},
password =>
{
type => '=s',
env => '-',
default => 'password',
verbose => 'Specify the password on the remote machine',
order => 4,
},
};

my($option) = Getopt::Simple -> new();

if (! $option -> getOptions($options, "Usage: testSimple.pl [options]") )
{
exit(-1); # Failure.
}

print "username: $$option{'switch'}{'username'}. n";
print "password: $$option{'switch'}{'password'}. n";

# Or, after 'use Getopt::Simple qw($switch);' ...
# print "username: $$switch{'username'}. n";
# print "password: $$switch{'password'}. n";

Getopt::Simple is a pure Perl module.

The Getopt::Simple module provides a simple way of specifying:

Command line switches

Type information for switch values

Default values for the switches

Help text per switch

Requirements:
Perl