getopts-parser-generator

npx skills add a5c-ai/babysitter --skill getopts-parser-generator --agent claude-code

Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.

# Getopts Parser Generator Generate getopts-based argument parsing for shell scripts. ## Capabilities - Generate getopts parsing code - Support short and long options - Implement option validation - Create help text generation - Handle required arguments - Generate usage documentation ## Usage Invoke this skill when you need to: - Add argument parsing to shell scripts - Support short and long options - Validate argument values - Generate help text ## Generated Patterns ### Getopts with Long Options ```bash #!/usr/bin/env bash # Default values VERBOSE=false OUTPUT="" FORMAT="text" FORCE=false # Usage function usage() { cat <<EOF Usage: $(basename "$0") [OPTIONS] <input> Options: -h, --help Show this help -v, --verbose Enable verbose output -o, --output FILE Output file (default: stdout) -f, --format FORMAT Output format: text, json, csv (default: text) -F, --force Force overwrite existing files Arguments: input Input file to process EOF } # Parse options parse_options() { # Transform long options to short ones for arg in "$@"; do shift case "$arg" in '--help') set -- "$@" '-h' ;; '--verbose') set -- "$@" '-v' ;; '--output') set -- "$@" '-o' ;; '--format') set -- "$@" '-f' ;; '--forc

Default values
Usage function
cat <<EOF
Parse options
for arg in "$@"; do
shift
case "$arg" in
esac
done
local OPTIND opt