Boost.ProgramOptions (1.88.0)

Boost.ProgramOptions

C++ 11 Added in Boost 1.32.0

Categories: Miscellaneous , IO

The program_options library allows program developers to obtain program options, that is (name, value) pairs from the user, via conventional methods such as command line and config file.

Documentation www.boost.org/doc/libs/latest/libs/program_options/index.html

GitHub Issues github.com/boostorg/program_options/issues

Source Code github.com/boostorg/program_options/tree/boost-1.88.0

This Release

Vladimir Prus

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Program Options, part of the collection of Boost C++ Libraries, allows for definition and acquisition of (name, value) pairs from the user via conventional methods such as command line and config file. It is roughly analogous to getopt_long, but for use with C++.

License

Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0.

Properties

C++03
Requires Linking

Build Status

(in progress...)

Branch	Travis	Appveyor	codecov.io	Deps	Docs	Tests
`master`	Build Status	Build status	codecov	Deps	Documentation	Enter the Matrix
`develop`	Build Status	Build status	codecov	Deps	Documentation	Enter the Matrix

Directories

Name	Purpose
`build`	build script for link library
`ci`	continuous integration scripts
`doc`	documentation
`example`	use case examples
`include`	headers
`src`	source code for link library
`test`	unit tests

More information

Ask questions: Be sure to read the documentation first to see if it answers your question.
Report bugs: Be sure to mention Boost version, platform and compiler you're using. A small compilable code sample to reproduce the problem is always good as well.
Submit Pull Requests against the develop branch. Note that by submitting patches you agree to license your modifications under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0. Be sure to include tests proving your changes work properly.
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