args vs tclap

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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tclap

Templatized C++ Command Line Parser mirror (by mirror)

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args		tclap
	Project
2	Mentions	4
1,276	Stars	77
-	Growth	-
2.1	Activity	0.0
about 1 year ago	Latest Commit	almost 2 years ago
C++	Language	C++
MIT License	License	MIT License

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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.

Conan: how to obtain header-only lib for source distribution?
2 projects | /r/cpp | 16 Nov 2021

I'm using Conan on a little project. One of the dependencies for the project is a single-header, header-only lib. Usually, I use the cmake_find_package generator and it works fine. Conan downloads the library into its system-wide library store, and generates a Findargs.cmake file in the build dir, which references that global path.
3 Ways To Parse Command Line Arguments in C++: Quick, Do-It-Yourself, Or Comprehensive
9 projects | /r/cpp | 4 Nov 2021

tclap

Posts with mentions or reviews of tclap. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-03-07.

Templatized C++ Command Line Parser Library
1 project | news.ycombinator.com | 18 Aug 2023
arg_router v1.2.0 - Thanks for all your feedback!
3 projects | /r/cpp | 7 Mar 2023

did you check out TCLAP? https://github.com/mirror/tclap
3 Ways To Parse Command Line Arguments in C++: Quick, Do-It-Yourself, Or Comprehensive
9 projects | /r/cpp | 4 Nov 2021

TCLAP is my personal favorite.
Why no standard library support for command line parsing?
2 projects | /r/cpp | 27 Jan 2021

I use TCLAP (Templatized C++ Command Line Parser). I found this library 6 years ago, and I added it to all my projects. It's based on STL and works on every platform. https://github.com/mirror/tclap/

What are some alternatives?

When comparing args and tclap 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

argumentum - C++ command line parsing library

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:

termbox - Library for writing text-based user interfaces

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.

Boost.Program_options - Boost.org program_options module

docopt.cpp - C++11 port of docopt

arg_router - C++ command line argument parsing and routing