args VS text

Compare args vs text and see what are their differences.

args

A simple header-only C++ argument parser library. Supposed to be flexible and powerful, and attempts to be compatible with the functionality of the Python standard argparse library (though not necessarily the API). (by Taywee)
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text

A spicy text library for C++ that has the explicit goal of enabling the entire ecosystem to share in proper forward progress towards a bright Unicode future. (by soasis)
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args text
2 10
1,276 297
- 2.7%
2.1 6.8
about 1 year ago 4 months ago
C++ C++
MIT License GNU General Public License v3.0 or later
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args

Posts with mentions or reviews of args. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2021-11-16.

text

Posts with mentions or reviews of text. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-10-02.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing args and text you can also consider the following projects:

CLI11 - CLI11 is a command line parser for C++11 and beyond that provides a rich feature set with a simple and intuitive interface.

jarro2783/cxxopts - Lightweight C++ command line option parser

gflags - The gflags package contains a C++ library that implements commandline flags processing. It includes built-in support for standard types such as string and the ability to define flags in the source file in which they are used. Online documentation available at:

pugixml - pugixml binding for haskell.

termbox - Library for writing text-based user interfaces

stlkrn - C++ STL in the Windows Kernel with C++ Exception Support

Boost.Program_options - Boost.org program_options module

argumentum - C++ command line parsing library

docopt.cpp - C++11 port of docopt

tclap - Templatized C++ Command Line Parser mirror