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argparse

Command Line Optional and Positional Argument Parser

v2.3.1 · Oct 8, 2025 · GPL (>= 2)
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Description

A command line parser to be used with 'Rscript' to write "#!" shebang scripts that gracefully accept positional and optional arguments and automatically generate usage.

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OK 14 OK · 0 NOTE · 0 WARNING · 0 ERROR · 0 FAILURE Mar 10, 2026

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Version History

new 2.3.1 Mar 10, 2026
updated 2.3.1 ← 2.2.5 diff Oct 7, 2025
updated 2.2.5 ← 2.2.4 diff Dec 19, 2024
updated 2.2.4 ← 2.2.3 diff Nov 19, 2024
updated 2.2.3 ← 2.2.2 diff Apr 9, 2024
updated 2.2.2 ← 2.2.1 diff Feb 14, 2023
updated 2.2.1 ← 2.1.6 diff Dec 7, 2022
updated 2.1.6 ← 2.1.5 diff Jul 16, 2022
updated 2.1.5 ← 2.1.3 diff Apr 19, 2022
updated 2.1.3 ← 2.1.2 diff Nov 25, 2021
updated 2.1.2 ← 2.1.1 diff Oct 20, 2021
updated 2.1.1 ← 2.0.4 diff Sep 7, 2021
updated 2.0.4 ← 2.0.3 diff Aug 6, 2021
updated 2.0.3 ← 2.0.1 diff Oct 18, 2020
updated 2.0.1 ← 2.0.0 diff Mar 7, 2019
updated 2.0.0 ← 1.1.1 diff Nov 30, 2018
updated 1.1.1 ← 1.1.0 diff Jan 23, 2018
updated 1.1.0 ← 1.0.7 diff Nov 29, 2017
updated 1.0.7 ← 1.0.4 diff Aug 22, 2017
updated 1.0.4 ← 1.0.1 diff Oct 27, 2016