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Command-line arguments

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Retrieve the list of command-line arguments given to the program.

Example command line: 

myprogram -c "alpha beta" -h "gamma"

UNIX Shell

sh

To retrieve the entire list of arguments: 

WHOLELIST="$@"

To retrieve the second and fifth arguments: 

SECOND=$2
FIFTH=$5
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