In the example I gave I wouldn't write that in a script file, so I would just alter the command itself. If I wanted to parse cli args I would use case on the i

In the example I gave I wouldn't write that in a script file, so I would just alter the command itself. If I wanted to parse cli args I would use case on the input to mux out the args. I personally prefer writing cli interfaces this way (when using a scripting language). while test $# -gt 0; do case "$1" in -f|--flag) shift; FLAG="$1";; esac shift done