docopt.cpp vs Boost.Program_options

docopt.cpp

C++11 port of docopt (by docopt)

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Boost.org program_options module (by boostorg)

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docopt.cpp		Boost.Program_options
	Project
4	Mentions	1
1,030	Stars	98
0.1%	Growth	-
0.0	Activity	6.3
22 days ago	Latest Commit	13 days ago
C++	Language	C++
Boost Software License 1.0	License	-

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docopt.cpp

Posts with mentions or reviews of docopt.cpp. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-09-30.

What are different options for CLI besides getopt and getopt_long?
4 projects | /r/C_Programming | 30 Sep 2022

Is C++, but docopt is great for CLI arguments. docopt is available in other language as well, e.g. python. The nice thing about docopt is that the command line arguments/syntax is automagically derived from your 'help' string.
Command Line Flags in C++, A Minimalist's Guide
2 projects | /r/cpp | 13 Feb 2022

docopt
3 Ways To Parse Command Line Arguments in C++: Quick, Do-It-Yourself, Or Comprehensive
9 projects | /r/cpp | 4 Nov 2021

Available for many languages. Link to C++ version: https://github.com/docopt/docopt.cpp
Command line arguments best practices
2 projects | /r/cpp_questions | 29 Aug 2021

You can try https://github.com/docopt/docopt.cpp It's also available in vcpkg (c++ package manager)

Boost.Program_options

Posts with mentions or reviews of Boost.Program_options. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-03-09.

Boost.Program_options VS abseil-cpp - a user suggested alternative
2 projects | 9 Mar 2023

What are some alternatives?

When comparing docopt.cpp and Boost.Program_options you can also consider the following projects:

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

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).

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:

Ncurses - ncurses Git mirror

Vcpkg - C++ Library Manager for Windows, Linux, and MacOS

termbox - Library for writing text-based user interfaces

conan - Conan - The open-source C and C++ package manager

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