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That module is essentially a Haskell port of the GNU <TT >getopt</TT > library. </P ><P ><EM >Changes:</EM > The changes from <TT >GetOpt</TT > are listed in the documentation for each function. </P ></TD ></TR ><TR ><TD CLASS="s15" ></TD ></TR ><TR ><TD CLASS="section1" >Synopsis</TD ></TR ><TR ><TD CLASS="s15" ></TD ></TR ><TR ><TD CLASS="body" ><TABLE CLASS="vanilla" CELLSPACING="0" CELLPADDING="0" ><TR ><TD CLASS="decl" ><A HREF="#v%3Aconvert" >convert</A > :: <A HREF="/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/base-4.2.0.2/Data-Char.html#t%3AString" >String</A > -> [<A HREF="System-Console-CmdArgs-GetOpt.html#t%3AOptDescr" >OptDescr</A > a] -> <A HREF="System-Console-CmdArgs-Explicit.html#t%3AMode" >Mode</A > ([a], [<A HREF="/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/base-4.2.0.2/Data-Char.html#t%3AString" >String</A >])</TD ></TR ><TR ><TD CLASS="s8" ></TD ></TR ><TR ><TD CLASS="decl" ><A HREF="#v%3AgetOpt" >getOpt</A > :: <A HREF="System-Console-CmdArgs-GetOpt.html#t%3AArgOrder" >ArgOrder</A > a -> [<A HREF="System-Console-CmdArgs-GetOpt.html#t%3AOptDescr" >OptDescr</A > a] -> [<A HREF="/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/base-4.2.0.2/Data-Char.html#t%3AString" >String</A >] -> ([a], [<A HREF="/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/base-4.2.0.2/Data-Char.html#t%3AString" >String</A >], [<A HREF="/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/base-4.2.0.2/Data-Char.html#t%3AString" >String</A >])</TD ></TR ><TR ><TD CLASS="s8" ></TD ></TR ><TR ><TD CLASS="decl" ><A HREF="#v%3AgetOpt%27" >getOpt'</A > :: <A HREF="System-Console-CmdArgs-GetOpt.html#t%3AArgOrder" >ArgOrder</A > a -> [<A HREF="System-Console-CmdArgs-GetOpt.html#t%3AOptDescr" >OptDescr</A > a] -> [<A HREF="/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/base-4.2.0.2/Data-Char.html#t%3AString" >String</A >] -> ([a], [<A HREF="/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/base-4.2.0.2/Data-Char.html#t%3AString" >String</A >], [<A HREF="/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/base-4.2.0.2/Data-Char.html#t%3AString" >String</A >], [<A HREF="/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/base-4.2.0.2/Data-Char.html#t%3AString" >String</A >])</TD ></TR ><TR ><TD CLASS="s8" ></TD ></TR ><TR ><TD CLASS="decl" ><A HREF="#v%3AusageInfo" >usageInfo</A > :: <A HREF="/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/base-4.2.0.2/Data-Char.html#t%3AString" >String</A > -> [<A HREF="System-Console-CmdArgs-GetOpt.html#t%3AOptDescr" >OptDescr</A > a] -> <A HREF="/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/base-4.2.0.2/Data-Char.html#t%3AString" >String</A ></TD ></TR ><TR ><TD CLASS="s8" ></TD ></TR ><TR ><TD CLASS="decl" ><SPAN CLASS="keyword" >data</SPAN > <A HREF="#t%3AArgOrder" >ArgOrder</A > a = <A HREF="#v%3APermute" >Permute</A ></TD ></TR ><TR ><TD CLASS="s8" ></TD ></TR ><TR ><TD CLASS="decl" ><SPAN CLASS="keyword" >data</SPAN > <A HREF="#t%3AOptDescr" >OptDescr</A > a = <A HREF="#v%3AOption" >Option</A > [<A HREF="/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/base-4.2.0.2/Data-Char.html#t%3AChar" >Char</A >] [<A HREF="/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/base-4.2.0.2/Data-Char.html#t%3AString" >String</A >] (<A HREF="System-Console-CmdArgs-GetOpt.html#t%3AArgDescr" >ArgDescr</A > a) <A HREF="/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/base-4.2.0.2/Data-Char.html#t%3AString" >String</A ></TD ></TR ><TR ><TD CLASS="s8" ></TD ></TR ><TR ><TD CLASS="decl" ><TABLE CLASS="vanilla" CELLSPACING="0" CELLPADDING="0" ><TR ><TD CLASS="decl" ><SPAN CLASS="keyword" >data</SPAN > <A HREF="#t%3AArgDescr" >ArgDescr</A > a </TD ></TR ><TR ><TD CLASS="body" ><TABLE CLASS="vanilla" CELLSPACING="0" CELLPADDING="0" ><TR ><TD CLASS="decl" >= <A HREF="#v%3ANoArg" >NoArg</A > a</TD ></TR ><TR ><TD CLASS="decl" >| <A HREF="#v%3AReqArg" >ReqArg</A > (<A HREF="/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/base-4.2.0.2/Data-Char.html#t%3AString" >String</A > -> a) <A HREF="/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/base-4.2.0.2/Data-Char.html#t%3AString" >String</A ></TD ></TR ><TR ><TD CLASS="decl" >| <A HREF="#v%3AOptArg" >OptArg</A > (<A HREF="/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/base-4.2.0.2/Data-Maybe.html#t%3AMaybe" >Maybe</A > <A HREF="/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/base-4.2.0.2/Data-Char.html#t%3AString" >String</A > -> a) <A HREF="/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/base-4.2.0.2/Data-Char.html#t%3AString" >String</A ></TD ></TR ></TABLE ></TD ></TR ></TABLE ></TD ></TR ></TABLE ></TD ></TR ><TR ><TD CLASS="s15" ></TD ></TR ><TR ><TD CLASS="section1" >Documentation</TD ></TR ><TR ><TD CLASS="s15" ></TD ></TR ><TR ><TD CLASS="topdecl" ><TABLE CLASS="declbar" ><TR ><TD CLASS="declname" ><A NAME="v:convert" ><A NAME="v%3Aconvert" ></A ></A ><B >convert</B > :: <A HREF="/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/base-4.2.0.2/Data-Char.html#t%3AString" >String</A > -> [<A HREF="System-Console-CmdArgs-GetOpt.html#t%3AOptDescr" >OptDescr</A > a] -> <A HREF="System-Console-CmdArgs-Explicit.html#t%3AMode" >Mode</A > ([a], [<A HREF="/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/base-4.2.0.2/Data-Char.html#t%3AString" >String</A >])</TD ><TD CLASS="declbut" ><A HREF="src/System-Console-CmdArgs-GetOpt.html#convert" >Source</A ></TD ></TR ></TABLE ></TD ></TR ><TR ><TD CLASS="doc" >Given a help text and a list of option descriptions, generate a <TT ><A HREF="System-Console-CmdArgs-Explicit.html#t%3AMode" >Mode</A ></TT >. </TD ></TR ><TR ><TD CLASS="s15" ></TD ></TR ><TR ><TD CLASS="topdecl" ><TABLE CLASS="declbar" ><TR ><TD CLASS="declname" ><A NAME="v:getOpt" ><A NAME="v%3AgetOpt" ></A ></A ><B >getOpt</B > :: <A HREF="System-Console-CmdArgs-GetOpt.html#t%3AArgOrder" >ArgOrder</A > a -> [<A HREF="System-Console-CmdArgs-GetOpt.html#t%3AOptDescr" >OptDescr</A > a] -> [<A HREF="/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/base-4.2.0.2/Data-Char.html#t%3AString" >String</A >] -> ([a], [<A HREF="/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/base-4.2.0.2/Data-Char.html#t%3AString" >String</A >], [<A HREF="/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/base-4.2.0.2/Data-Char.html#t%3AString" >String</A >])</TD ><TD CLASS="declbut" ><A HREF="src/System-Console-CmdArgs-GetOpt.html#getOpt" >Source</A ></TD ></TR ></TABLE ></TD ></TR ><TR ><TD CLASS="doc" ><P >Process the command-line, and return the list of values that matched (and those that didn't). The arguments are: </P ><UL ><LI > The order requirements (see <TT ><A HREF="System-Console-CmdArgs-GetOpt.html#t%3AArgOrder" >ArgOrder</A ></TT >) </LI ><LI > The option descriptions (see <TT ><A HREF="System-Console-CmdArgs-GetOpt.html#t%3AOptDescr" >OptDescr</A ></TT >) </LI ><LI > The actual command line arguments (presumably got from System.Environment.getArgs). </LI ></UL ><P ><TT ><A HREF="System-Console-CmdArgs-GetOpt.html#v%3AgetOpt" >getOpt</A ></TT > returns a triple consisting of the option arguments, a list of non-options, and a list of error messages. </P ><P ><EM >Changes:</EM > The list of errors will contain at most one entry, and if an error is present then the other two lists will be empty. </P ></TD ></TR ><TR ><TD CLASS="s15" ></TD ></TR ><TR ><TD CLASS="topdecl" ><TABLE CLASS="declbar" ><TR ><TD CLASS="declname" ><A NAME="v:getOpt'" ><A NAME="v%3AgetOpt%27" ></A ></A ><B >getOpt'</B > :: <A HREF="System-Console-CmdArgs-GetOpt.html#t%3AArgOrder" >ArgOrder</A > a -> [<A HREF="System-Console-CmdArgs-GetOpt.html#t%3AOptDescr" >OptDescr</A > a] -> [<A HREF="/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/base-4.2.0.2/Data-Char.html#t%3AString" >String</A >] -> ([a], [<A HREF="/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/base-4.2.0.2/Data-Char.html#t%3AString" >String</A >], [<A HREF="/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/base-4.2.0.2/Data-Char.html#t%3AString" >String</A >], [<A HREF="/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/base-4.2.0.2/Data-Char.html#t%3AString" >String</A >])</TD ><TD CLASS="declbut" ><A HREF="src/System-Console-CmdArgs-GetOpt.html#getOpt%27" >Source</A ></TD ></TR ></TABLE ></TD ></TR ><TR ><TD CLASS="doc" ><EM >Changes:</EM > This is exactly the same as <TT ><A HREF="System-Console-CmdArgs-GetOpt.html#v%3AgetOpt" >getOpt</A ></TT >, but the 3rd element of the tuple (second last) will be an empty list. </TD ></TR ><TR ><TD CLASS="s15" ></TD ></TR ><TR ><TD CLASS="topdecl" ><TABLE CLASS="declbar" ><TR ><TD CLASS="declname" ><A NAME="v:usageInfo" ><A NAME="v%3AusageInfo" ></A ></A ><B >usageInfo</B > :: <A HREF="/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/base-4.2.0.2/Data-Char.html#t%3AString" >String</A > -> [<A HREF="System-Console-CmdArgs-GetOpt.html#t%3AOptDescr" >OptDescr</A > a] -> <A HREF="/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/base-4.2.0.2/Data-Char.html#t%3AString" >String</A ></TD ><TD CLASS="declbut" ><A HREF="src/System-Console-CmdArgs-GetOpt.html#usageInfo" >Source</A ></TD ></TR ></TABLE ></TD ></TR ><TR ><TD CLASS="doc" >Return a string describing the usage of a command, derived from the header (first argument) and the options described by the second argument. </TD ></TR ><TR ><TD CLASS="s15" ></TD ></TR ><TR ><TD CLASS="topdecl" ><TABLE CLASS="declbar" ><TR ><TD CLASS="declname" ><SPAN CLASS="keyword" >data</SPAN > <A NAME="t:ArgOrder" ><A NAME="t%3AArgOrder" ></A ></A ><B >ArgOrder</B > a </TD ><TD CLASS="declbut" ><A HREF="src/System-Console-CmdArgs-GetOpt.html#ArgOrder" >Source</A ></TD ></TR ></TABLE ></TD ></TR ><TR ><TD CLASS="body" ><TABLE CLASS="vanilla" CELLSPACING="0" CELLPADDING="0" ><TR ><TD CLASS="ndoc" ><P >What to do with options following non-options. </P ><P ><EM >Changes:</EM > Only <TT ><A HREF="System-Console-CmdArgs-GetOpt.html#v%3APermute" >Permute</A ></TT > is allowed, both <TT >RequireOrder</TT > and <TT >ReturnInOrder</TT > have been removed. </P ></TD ></TR ><TR ><TD CLASS="section4" >Constructors</TD ></TR ><TR ><TD CLASS="body" ><TABLE CLASS="vanilla" CELLSPACING="1" CELLPADDING="0" ><TR ><TD CLASS="arg" ><A NAME="v:Permute" ><A NAME="v%3APermute" ></A ></A ><B >Permute</B ></TD ><TD CLASS="rdoc" ></TD ></TR ></TABLE ></TD ></TR ></TABLE ></TD ></TR ><TR ><TD CLASS="s15" ></TD ></TR ><TR ><TD CLASS="topdecl" ><TABLE CLASS="declbar" ><TR ><TD CLASS="declname" ><SPAN CLASS="keyword" >data</SPAN > <A NAME="t:OptDescr" ><A NAME="t%3AOptDescr" ></A ></A ><B >OptDescr</B > a </TD ><TD CLASS="declbut" ><A HREF="src/System-Console-CmdArgs-GetOpt.html#OptDescr" >Source</A ></TD ></TR ></TABLE ></TD ></TR ><TR ><TD CLASS="body" ><TABLE CLASS="vanilla" CELLSPACING="0" CELLPADDING="0" ><TR ><TD CLASS="ndoc" ><P >Each <TT ><A HREF="System-Console-CmdArgs-GetOpt.html#t%3AOptDescr" >OptDescr</A ></TT > describes a single option/flag. </P ><P >The arguments to <TT ><A HREF="System-Console-CmdArgs-GetOpt.html#v%3AOption" >Option</A ></TT > are: </P ><UL ><LI > list of short option characters </LI ><LI > list of long option strings (without <A HREF="--.html" >--</A >, may not be 1 character long) </LI ><LI > argument descriptor </LI ><LI > explanation of option for userdata </LI ></UL ></TD ></TR ><TR ><TD CLASS="section4" >Constructors</TD ></TR ><TR ><TD CLASS="body" ><TABLE CLASS="vanilla" CELLSPACING="1" CELLPADDING="0" ><TR ><TD CLASS="arg" ><A NAME="v:Option" ><A NAME="v%3AOption" ></A ></A ><B >Option</B > [<A HREF="/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/base-4.2.0.2/Data-Char.html#t%3AChar" >Char</A >] [<A HREF="/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/base-4.2.0.2/Data-Char.html#t%3AString" >String</A >] (<A HREF="System-Console-CmdArgs-GetOpt.html#t%3AArgDescr" >ArgDescr</A > a) <A HREF="/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/base-4.2.0.2/Data-Char.html#t%3AString" >String</A ></TD ><TD CLASS="rdoc" ></TD ></TR ></TABLE ></TD ></TR ></TABLE ></TD ></TR ><TR ><TD CLASS="s15" ></TD ></TR ><TR ><TD CLASS="topdecl" ><TABLE CLASS="declbar" ><TR ><TD CLASS="declname" ><SPAN CLASS="keyword" >data</SPAN > <A NAME="t:ArgDescr" ><A NAME="t%3AArgDescr" ></A ></A ><B >ArgDescr</B > a </TD ><TD CLASS="declbut" ><A HREF="src/System-Console-CmdArgs-GetOpt.html#ArgDescr" >Source</A ></TD ></TR ></TABLE ></TD ></TR ><TR ><TD CLASS="body" ><TABLE CLASS="vanilla" CELLSPACING="0" CELLPADDING="0" ><TR ><TD CLASS="ndoc" >Describes whether an option takes an argument or not, and if so how the argument is injected into a value of type <TT >a</TT >. </TD ></TR ><TR ><TD CLASS="section4" >Constructors</TD ></TR ><TR ><TD CLASS="body" ><TABLE CLASS="vanilla" CELLSPACING="1" CELLPADDING="0" ><TR ><TD CLASS="arg" ><A NAME="v:NoArg" ><A NAME="v%3ANoArg" ></A ></A ><B >NoArg</B > a</TD ><TD CLASS="rdoc" >no argument expected </TD ></TR ><TR ><TD CLASS="arg" ><A NAME="v:ReqArg" ><A NAME="v%3AReqArg" ></A ></A ><B >ReqArg</B > (<A HREF="/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/base-4.2.0.2/Data-Char.html#t%3AString" >String</A > -> a) <A HREF="/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/base-4.2.0.2/Data-Char.html#t%3AString" >String</A ></TD ><TD CLASS="rdoc" >option requires argument </TD ></TR ><TR ><TD CLASS="arg" ><A NAME="v:OptArg" ><A NAME="v%3AOptArg" ></A ></A ><B >OptArg</B > (<A HREF="/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/base-4.2.0.2/Data-Maybe.html#t%3AMaybe" >Maybe</A > <A HREF="/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/base-4.2.0.2/Data-Char.html#t%3AString" >String</A > -> a) <A HREF="/usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/base-4.2.0.2/Data-Char.html#t%3AString" >String</A ></TD ><TD CLASS="rdoc" >optional argument </TD ></TR 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