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bash-read-commandline-arguments.sh
#!/bin/bash
verbose='false'
aflag=''
bflag=''
files=''
while getopts 'abf:v' flag; do
case "${flag}" in
a) aflag='true' ;;
b) bflag='true' ;;
f) files="${OPTARG}" ;;
v) verbose='true' ;;
*) error "Unexpected option ${flag}" ;;
esac
done
#Ref: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/7069682/how-to-get-arguments-with-flags-in-bash-script/7069755
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