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using-argc-argcfile

Create and modify Argcfiles using the special syntax required. Use this when editing Argcfile.sh, @argc, or any shell script that contains `argc --argc-eval`.

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Argc

Argc is a Bash command line framework that utilizes a special comment-driven syntax to provide a command runner and argument parser.

Here is a simple Argcfile.sh:

bash
# @describe Example Argcfile
# Arguments, options, and flags listed here apply to the main command and all
# subcommands.
#
# For more information about argc, see https://github.com/sigoden/argc
# @option    --name  Name to greet
# @flag -F --foo  Flag param
# @option --bar   Option param
# @option --baz*  Option param (multi-occurs)
# @arg val*       Positional param

main() {
    echo foo: $argc_foo
    echo bar: $argc_bar
    echo baz: ${argc_baz[@]}
    echo val: ${argc_val[@]}
}

if ! command -v argc >/dev/null; then
	echo "This command requires argc. Install from https://github.com/sigoden/argc" >&2
	exit 100
fi
eval "$(argc --argc-eval "$0" "$@")"

Run the script with some sample arguments:

bash
./example.sh -F --bar=xyz --baz a --baz b v1 v2

Argc parses these arguments and creates variables prefixed with argc_:

foo: 1
bar: xyz
baz: a b
val: v1 v2

You can also run ./example.sh --help to see the automatically generated help information for your CLI.

Bash idioms

Prefer using Bash idioms when working with argc. For example, shellcheck isn't aware of the argc_foo variables, so prefer using ${argc_foo:?} for required values and values where argc is known to provide the default. For others, use ${argc_foo:-default}, as appropriate.

Argcfile.sh

Note that running argc directly will attempt to locate a file named Argcfile.sh in the current and parent directories. In this case, argc will always cd into the directory with the Argcfile before executing it, and $ARGC_PWD will be set to the directory the user ran the command from.

Comment Tags

Comment tags are standard Bash comments prefixed with @ and a specific tag. They provide instructions to Argc for configuring your script's functionalities.

Tag Description
@describe Sets the description for the command.
@cmd Defines a subcommand.
@alias Sets aliases for the subcommand.
@arg Defines a positional argument.
@option Defines an option argument.
@flag Defines a flag argument.
@env Defines an environment variable.
@meta Adds metadata.

Some common forms:

# @arg va
# @arg vb!                        required
# @arg vc*                        multi-values
# @arg vd+                        multi-values + required
# @arg vna <PATH>                 value notation
# @arg vda=a                      default
# @arg vdb=`_default_fn`          default from bash function
# @arg vca[a|b]                   choices
# @arg vcb[=a|b]                  choices + default
# @arg vcc*[a|b]                  multi-values + choice
# @arg vcd+[a|b]                  required + multi-values + choice
# @arg vfa[`_choice_fn`]          choice from bash function
# @arg vfb[?`_choice_fn`]         choice from bash function + no validation
# @arg vfc*[`_choice_fn`]         multi-values + choice from bash function
# @arg vfd*,[`_choice_fn`]        multi-values + choice from bash function + comma-separated list
# @arg vxa~                       capture all remaining args
# @arg vea $$                     bind-env
# @arg veb $BE <PATH>             bind-named-env
# @option    --oa
# @option -b --ob                   short
# @option -c                        short only
# @option    --of*,                 multi-occurs + comma-separated list (also supports all other patterns from @arg)
# @option    --ona <PATH>           value notation
# @option    --onb <FILE> <FILE>    two-args value notations
# @option    --onc <CMD> <FILE+>    unlimited-args value notations
# @option    --oda=a                default
# @option    --odb=`_default_fn`    default from bash function
# @option    --oca[a|b]             choice (supports all patterns from @arg)
# @option    --ofa[`_choice_fn`]    choice from bash function (supports all patterns from @arg)
# @option    --oxa~                 capture all remaining args
# @option    --oea $$               bind-env
# @option    --oeb $BE <PATH>       bind-named-env
# @flag     --fa
# @flag  -b --fb         short
# @flag  -c              short only
# @flag     --fd*        multi-occurs
# @flag     --ea $$      bind-env
# @flag     --eb $BE     bind-named-env
# @env EA                 optional
# @env EB!                required
# @env EC=true            default
# @env EDA[dev|prod]      choices
# @env EDB[=dev|prod]     choices + default

For _choice_fn, it should print candidates, one per line. _choice_fn and _default_fn must be bash functions, they are not arbitrary commands. "bind-env" means the variable default comes from the environment. For the environment variables, argc does not create argc_ variables (just validates existing variables).

Most common @meta options:

  • Set a version on the top-level of the script: @meta version 1.0.0
  • Require tools installed (usable at top-level and subcommands): @meta require-tools git,yq

Use @describe at the top level of the script and @cmd for subcommands. The first line is the short description, and subsequent comment lines that aren't comment tags are the long description.

Further Documentation

  • Specification for the grammar and usage of all the comment tags.
  • Variables that are predefined by argc.
  • Examples for particularly complex scenarios.

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