How do I parse command line arguments in Java?

Question

What is a good way of parsing command line arguments in Java?

Answer 1

If you are familiar with gnu getopt, there is a Java port at: http://www.urbanophile.com/arenn/hacking/download.htm.

There appears to be a some classes that do this:

• http://docs.sun.com/source/816-5618-10/netscape/ldap/util/GetOpt.html
• http://xml.apache.org/xalan-j/apidocs/org/apache/xalan/xsltc/cmdline/getopt/GetOpt.html