This module is obsolete. This package was my response to the standard modules Getopt::Std and Getopt::Long. Std doesn't support long options, and Long didn't support short options. I wanted both, since long options are easier to remember and short op...

The module uses a direct import mechanism called with a hash as parameter. The structure of the hash is as follows: The key is a combined (SHORT > LONG [ARGUMENT SPECIFIER [VALUE IDENTIFIER]]) option description for the outdated module "Getopt::Mixed...

The aim of this module is to make it easy to provide sophisticated and complex interfaces to commands in a simple to use and clear manner with proper help facilities. It is designed to do this by making it possible to write the options, with document...

"Getopt::Auto" provides an easy way to organize a script to handle whatever option mechanism it requires. For each option "--foo" you provide a subroutine "sub foo{...}". The sub is called every time "--foo" appears on the command line. Values for th...

The goal of this module is providing good code readability and clarity of intent for command-line option processing. While readability is a subjective standard, Getopt::Lucid relies on a more verbose, plain-English option specification as compared ag...

The Getopt::Long module implements an extended getopt function called GetOptions(). It parses the command line from @ARGV, recognizing and removing specified options and their possible values. This function adheres to the POSIX syntax for command lin...