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---
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title: Yargs
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---
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### Basic usage
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```js
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var argv = require('yargs').argv;
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argv._ // [ ... ]
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argv.$0 // "node bin/mybin"
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argv.verbose // --verbose
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```
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### Help and version
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```js
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var argv = require('yargs')
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// version
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.alias('v', 'version')
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.version(function() { return require('../package').version; })
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.describe('v', 'show version information')
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// help text
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.help('h')
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.usage('Usage: $0 -x [num]')
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.showHelpOnFail(false, "Specify --help for available options")
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```
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### Options
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```js
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.option('f', {
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alias : 'file',
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describe: 'x marks the spot',
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type: 'string', /* array | boolean | string */
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nargs: 1,
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demand: true,
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demand: 'file is required',
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default: '/etc/passwd'
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// also: count:true, requiresArg:true
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})
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.options({
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f: { ... }
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})
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```
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### Exmaples and more help stuff
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```js
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// more help
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.example('...')
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.epilog('copyright 2015')
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.command('start', start a server')
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### Stacking
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```js
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.count('verbose')
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argv.verbose // -vvv => 3
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```
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### Reject non explicits
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```js
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.strict()
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```
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### Methods
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```
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yargs.showHelp()
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yargs.help() //=>string
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```
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