Get Opts

Get Opts In Bash

how to get flag options in a bash script

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a_flag=''
b_flag=''
files=''
verbose='false'

print_usage() {
	printf "Usage: ..."
}

while getopts 'abf:v' flag; do
	case "${flag}" in
		a) a_flag='true' ;;
		b) b_flag='true' ;;
		f) files="${OPTARG}" ;;
		v) verbose='true' ;;
		*) print_usage
		   exit 1 ;;
	esac
done

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