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calling getopts from a function bash

David Eisen answered on September 12, 2022 Popularity 3/10 Helpfulness 4/10

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calling getopts from a function bash

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#!/bin/bash

function getOptsFunction {
  local OPTIND
  while getopts ":c:l:u:s:" opt ; do
      case "$opt" in
          c  )   # default character to display if no weather, leave empty for none
              c="$OPTARG"
              ;;
          l  )   # supply city name instead of using internet
              l="$OPTARG"
              ;;
          u  )   # how often to update weather in seconds
              u="$OPTARG"
              ;;
          s  )   # weather update alert string to supply, if any
              s="$OPTARG"
              ;;
          h  )
              # echo the help file
              ;;
          \? )
              echo "Invalid option: -$OPTARG" >&2
              ;;
          :  )
              echo "Option -$OPTARG requires an argument." >&2
              exit 1
              ;;
      esac
  done
  shift $((OPTIND-1))

  # set defaults if command not supplied
  if [ -z "$u" ] ; then u=10800 ; fi
  if [ -z "$c" ] ; then c="$" ; fi
}

getOptsFunction "$@"

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