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getopt

lh3/miniasm · misc/paftop.js:1

var getopt = function(args, ostr) {
	var oli; // option letter list index
	if (typeof(getopt.place) == 'undefined')
		getopt.ind = 0, getopt.arg = null, getopt.place = -1;
	if (getopt.place == -1) { // update scanning pointer
		if (getopt.ind >= args.length || args[getopt.ind].charAt(getopt.place = 0) != '-') {
			getopt.place = -1;
			return null;
		}
		if (getopt.place + 1 < args[getopt.ind].length && args[getopt.ind].charAt(++getopt.place) == '-') { // found "--"
			++getopt.ind;
			getopt.place = -1;
			return null;
		}
	}
	var optopt = args[getopt.ind].charAt(getopt.place++); // character checked for validity
	if (optopt == ':' || (oli = ostr.indexOf(optopt)) < 0) {
		if (optopt == '-') return null; //  if the user didn't specify '-' as an option, assume it means null.

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