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Description

args4j is a small Java class library that makes it easy to parse command line options/arguments in your CUI application. See more info at [http://args4j.kohsuke.org/]

Code Quality Rank: L4

Programming language: Java

License: MIT License

Tags: Command-line Argument Parsers

Latest version: v2.33

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README

args4j

args4j is a small Java class library that makes it easy to parse command line options/arguments in your CUI application. See more info at [http://args4j.kohsuke.org/]

Why should I use it?

See the quick intro

It makes command line parsing very easy by using annotations
Generate usage text very easily
Generate HTML/XML documentation listing all options
Full localization support
Designed to parse javac like options, as opposed to GNU-style (where ls -lR is considered to have two options l and R).
Licensed under the MIT license.

How can I use it?

Check the sample. This is how your code will look like.
Download the distribution or include the library from the Maven Repository.
Write your code.

More Resources

A small tutorial for the use of the Starter and Args4J
javadoc
How to generate a documentation for your CLI
Extend args4j to handle other Java types
Kohsuke's Blog: Parsing command line options in JDK 5.0 style
A comparison between Commons CLI and Args4j in French

*Note that all licence references and agreements mentioned in the args4j README section above are relevant to that project's source code only.