best C++ command line argument parser

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+2 Q:

best C++ command line argument parser

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What is the best C++ command line argument parser that you can suggest?

+7 A:

Try Boost::Program Options. It allows you to read and parse command lines as well as config files.

thekidder 2009-09-17 03:18:46

Does it allow you to show the current and default values? A few years ago I had to implement a wrapper around it to show the effective options (based on parsed configs/args, and not just showing the strings supplied).

wrang-wrang 2009-09-17 03:24:35

+4 A:

I like C's getopt(), but then I'm old. :-)

John Deters 2009-09-17 03:19:02

+2 A:

Boost program_options.

bobbymcr 2009-09-17 03:19:19

+2 A:

Google's gflags

Craig 2009-09-17 03:20:12

Looks nice for simple use. I've always liked "options as global variables defined anywhere you please" for small tools. Primitives + string only which can be a big minus.

wrang-wrang 2009-09-17 03:38:40