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It is a fine library, but the usage is not flexible enough to suit xincs requirements. Getopt.PHP is a library for command-line argument processing. It supports PHP version 5.3 and above. Features -------- [](#features) - Supports both short (eg. `-v`) and long (eg. `--version`) options - Option aliasing, ie. an option can have both a long and a short version - Collapsed short options (eg. `-abc` instead of `-a -b -c`) - Cumulative options (eg. `-vvv`) - Options may take optional or mandatory arguments - Two alternative notations for long options with arguments: `--option value` and `--option=value` - Collapsed short options with mandatory argument at the end (eg. `-ab 1` instead of `-a -b 1`) Documentation ------------- [](#documentation) - [Documentation for the original version (2.0+)](http://ulrichsg.github.io/getopt-php/) License ------- [](#license) Xinc.Getopt is published under the [MIT License](http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php). ### Health Score 31 — LowBetter than 66% of packages Maintenance20 Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained Popularity9 Limited adoption so far Community19 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity67 Established project with proven stability Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 62.5% of commits — single point of failure How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window. **Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores. **Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement. **Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability. ### Release Activity Cadence Every ~93 days Recently: every ~37 days Total 18 Last Release 3705d ago Major Versions 1.4.1 → 2.0.02014-01-30 2.3.0 → 3.0.02015-12-12 PHP version history (2 changes)1.0.0PHP >=5.3.0 3.0.0PHP >=5.4.4 ### Community Maintainers ![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/64424?v=4)[Sebastian Knapp](/maintainers/giftnuss)[@giftnuss](https://github.com/giftnuss) --- Top Contributors [![ulrichsg](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/197901?v=4)](https://github.com/ulrichsg "ulrichsg (45 commits)")[![jochenvdv](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/6173051?v=4)](https://github.com/jochenvdv "jochenvdv (6 commits)")[![graste](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/203540?v=4)](https://github.com/graste "graste (5 commits)")[![avargas](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/169653?v=4)](https://github.com/avargas "avargas (3 commits)")[![kamermans](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/266265?v=4)](https://github.com/kamermans "kamermans (2 commits)")[![geoffroy-aubry](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1247448?v=4)](https://github.com/geoffroy-aubry "geoffroy-aubry (2 commits)")[![christiaan](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/118490?v=4)](https://github.com/christiaan "christiaan (1 commits)")[![kler](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/966132?v=4)](https://github.com/kler "kler (1 commits)")[![mfn](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/87493?v=4)](https://github.com/mfn "mfn (1 commits)")[![misterion](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/196737?v=4)](https://github.com/misterion "misterion (1 commits)")[![Nyholm](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1275206?v=4)](https://github.com/Nyholm "Nyholm (1 commits)")[![sabl0r](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1169879?v=4)](https://github.com/sabl0r "sabl0r (1 commits)")[![tlj](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/226029?v=4)](https://github.com/tlj "tlj (1 commits)")[![CHH](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/16783?v=4)](https://github.com/CHH "CHH (1 commits)")[![Firehed](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/354842?v=4)](https://github.com/Firehed "Firehed (1 commits)") ### Code Quality TestsPHPUnit ### Embed Badge ![Health badge](/badges/xinc-getopt/health.svg) ``` [![Health](https://phpackages.com/badges/xinc-getopt/health.svg)](https://phpackages.com/packages/xinc-getopt) ``` ### Alternatives [illuminate/console The Illuminate Console package. 13046.0M6.4k](/packages/illuminate-console)[styleci/cli The CLI tool for StyleCI 71470.5k9](/packages/styleci-cli)[winbox/args Windows command-line formatter 20720.9k21](/packages/winbox-args)[macopedia/magento2-categoryimporter Category Importer for Magento 2 344.7k](/packages/macopedia-magento2-categoryimporter) PHPackages © 2026 [Directory](/)[Categories](/categories)[Trending](/trending)[Changelog](/changelog)[Analyze](/analyze)