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48 lines
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# gar
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> The lightweight Node arguments parser
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[GitHub](https://github.com/ethanent/gar) | [NPM](https://www.npmjs.com/package/gar)
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## Install
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```bash
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npm i gar
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```
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## Use
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```javascript
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const args = require('gar')(process.argv.slice(2))
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console.log(args)
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```
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So for: `-h hey --toggle -ac --hey=hi -spaced "hey there" -num 1 lone`
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```json
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{
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"h": "hey",
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"toggle": true,
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"a": true,
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"c": true,
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"hey": "hi",
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"spaced": "hey there",
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"num": 1,
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"_": ["lone"]
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}
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```
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## Why use gar?
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gar is way more lightweight than other argument parsing packages.
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Here's a size comparison table:
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Package | Size
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--- | ---
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optimist | [](https://packagephobia.now.sh/result?p=optimist)
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minimist | [](https://packagephobia.now.sh/result?p=minimist)
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args-parser | [](https://packagephobia.now.sh/result?p=args-parser)
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gar | [](https://packagephobia.now.sh/result?p=gar) |