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args

Published by 🇺🇸dart.dev · v2.7.0 · released 1 year ago · BSD-3-CLAUSE License

First published 13 years ago.

Library for defining parsers for parsing raw command-line arguments into a set of options and values using GNU and POSIX style options.

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Part of dart-lang/core (11 packages) #5 in Dev Tools #28 overall no release in 1 year androidioswindowslinuxmacosweb
Downloads / day
331,714
as of 2026-09-04
GitHub stars
72
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Likes
426
on pub.dev
Pub points
150 / 160
2026-08-05 2026-09-04

Repository health

Shared with 10 sibling packages in this repo.

Last commit
20 days ago
Issue response
Maintainer replies within ~2 days (median over 5 closed issues (low confidence))
Commit activity
Open issues
237
Open PRs
9
Contributors
99 (top contributor 18%)
CI
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Sibling packages: async, crypto, typed_data, logging, lints, convert, collection, path, fixnum, platform

Last refreshed 11 days ago.

License explained · BSD-3-Clause

BSD 3-Clause "New" License

Use freely, even commercially. Keep the notice. Don't use the author's name to endorse derived products without permission.

A permissive license similar to the BSD 2-Clause License, but with a 3rd clause that prohibits others from using the name of the copyright holder or its contributors to promote derived products without written consent.

You can

  • Commercial use
  • Distribution
  • Modification
  • Private use

You must

  • Include the license and copyright notice

The license does not

  • No liability
  • No warranty

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Commit activity, past 52 weeks

args

58 commits in the past year
Accelerating +73% vs 9 months ago
10 5 0 52w ago36w ago18w agothis week
Weekly average
1 commits
Busiest week
6 commits, 2 weeks ago
Active weeks
31 of 52 (60%)
Longest quiet stretch
3 weeks with no commits

Weekly commits to the default branch on GitHub. Source: GET /stats/participation. Refreshed weekly. Excludes commits to other branches.

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331.7K ★ 72 426

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