From e9045f60a5e3a6cc859651aaae61cd23f4b53a8f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Janek <27jf@pm.me>
Date: Sat, 23 Oct 2021 20:36:21 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] getopt: add page (#6990)

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+# getopt
+
+> Parse command line arguments.
+> More information: <https://www.gnu.org/software/libc/manual/html_node/Getopt.html>.
+
+- Parse optional `verbose`/`version` flags with shorthands:
+
+`getopt -o vV --longoptions verbose,version -- --version --verbose`
+
+- Add a `--file` option with a required argument with shorthand `-f`:
+
+`getopt -o f: --longoptions file: -- --file=somefile`
+
+- Add a `--verbose` option with an optional argument with shorthand `-v`, and pass a non-option parameter `arg`:
+
+`getopt -o v:: --longoptions verbose:: -- --verbose arg`
+
+- Accept a `-r` and `--verbose` flag, a `--accept` option with an optional argument and add a `--target` with a required argument option with shorthands:
+
+`getopt -o rv::s::t: --longoptions verbose,source::,target: -- -v --target target`