bash script parameters

Asked 2009-05-06T02:52:19.937

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I need to write a bash script, and would like it to parse unordered parameters of the format:

scriptname --param1 <string> --param2 <string> --param3 <date>

Is there a simple way to accomplish this, or am I pretty much stuck with $1, $2, $3?

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A nice example of how to implement short & long switches side by side is mcurl:

answered 2009-05-07T10:00:22.677