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How to process dash arguments
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shell-argument-processing.sh
while getopts ":a:" opt; do
case $opt in
a)
echo "-a was triggered, Parameter: $OPTARG" >&2
;;
\?)
echo "Invalid option: -$OPTARG" >&2
exit 1
;;
:)
echo "Option -$OPTARG requires an argument." >&2
exit 1
;;
esac
done
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