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 CommandLineParse

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Parse a command, returning a Dataset of all flags present and their associated parameter values

Contributed by: Antonis Aristeidou

ResourceFunction["CommandLineParse"][]

parses flags and parameters in $CommandLine and returns an associated Dataset of parameters and values.

ResourceFunction["CommandLineParse"]["cmd"]

parses flags and parameters in the command string "cmd".

ResourceFunction["CommandLineParse"]["-flag"]

returns parameters associated with flag in $CommandLine.

ResourceFunction["CommandLineParse"]["cmd", "-flag"]

returns parameters associated with flag in "cmd".

Details

The "cmd" can be a command string or a list of the form {"command", "flag1", "param2", …}.
The no command form of ResourceFunction["CommandLineParse"] will try to parse $CommandLine.

Examples

Basic Examples

Parse the current session's $CommandLine:

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ResourceFunction["CommandLineParse"][$CommandLine]
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Parse a command string:

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ResourceFunction[ "CommandLineParse"]["WolframKernel -wstp -noicon -linkprotocol SharedMemory -linkmode connect -linkname iwb2p_shm"]
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Parse a command list:

In[3]:=
ResourceFunction["CommandLineParse"][{"WolframKernel", "-wstp", "-noicon", "-linkprotocol", "SharedMemory", "-linkmode", "connect", "-linkname", "iwb2p_shm" }]
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Parse a compound command:

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cmds = ResourceFunction["CommandLineParse"][ "git pull --branch branch/name -r args && git submodule update -r"]
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In[5]:=
cmds["git pull", Select[#Flag == "--branch" &], "Parameter"]
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Parse $CommandLine returning the parameters associated to the "linkmode" flag:

In[6]:=
ResourceFunction["CommandLineParse"][$CommandLine, "-linkname"]
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Parse a command list for multiple flags:

In[7]:=
ResourceFunction["CommandLineParse"][ { "WolframKernel", "-wstp", "-noicon", "-linkprotocol", "SharedMemory", "-linkmode", "connect", "-linkname", "iwb2p_shm", "-flag", "arg1", "arg2" }, { "-flag", "-linkname", "-linkmode" } ]
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Parse a compound command for a flag:

In[8]:=
ResourceFunction[ "CommandLineParse"]["git pull --branch branch/name -r argument && git submodule update -r && exit", "-r"]
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A Failure object is returned if the flag is not found:

In[9]:=
ResourceFunction["CommandLineParse"][$CommandLine, "-unknown"]
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In[10]:=
ResourceFunction[ "CommandLineParse"]["git pull --branch branch/name && git submodule update && exit ", "-unknown"]
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$Failed is returned if an unknown input is received:

In[11]:=
ResourceFunction["CommandLineParse"][6]
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In[12]:=
ResourceFunction[ "CommandLineParse"][$CommandLine, "-flag", extraArgument]
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Publisher

Tony Aristeidou

Requirements

Wolfram Language 13.0 (December 2021) or above

Version History

  • 1.1.1 – 05 March 2025
  • 1.1.0 – 09 August 2024
  • 1.0.0 – 19 July 2024

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