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Having getopts to show help if no options provided

I parsed some similar questions posted here but they aren't suitable for me. I've got this wonderful bash script which …

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bash getopts multiple arguments or default value

So I have a question about get opts in bash. I want to get the value of the arguments if …

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BASH getopts optional arguments

I'm trying to create a shell script that has two mandatory arguments (arg1, arg2) and then an optional -b flag …

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Command line arguments validation with GetOpts and mandatory parameters

I'm creating a basic script that should take 3 mandatory command line options and each one must be followed by a …

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getopts checking for mutually exclusive arguments

I have a simple script (below) that has mutually exclusive arguments. The arguments for the script should be ./scriptname.sh …

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Using --getopts to pick up whole word flags

Can getopts be used to pick up whole-word flags? Something as follows: while getopts ":abc --word" opt; do case ${opt} …

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How to use ${OPTARG} on getopts?

I have the following code: while getopts ":p:t:n:" o; do case "${o}" in p) p=${OPTARG} numep=$p …

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