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Handle flags in shell scripts.

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Section: Script Execution and Utilities

Parse short options with getopts

bash
bash
while getopts ':f:n:' opt; do case "$opt" in f) file="$OPTARG" ;; n) count="$OPTARG" ;; esac; done
Explanation

Useful for small production scripts with predictable CLI flags.

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