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# Command Line Arguments
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The config package supports command-line argument parsing with flexible formats and automatic type conversion.
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## Argument Formats
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### Key-Value Pairs
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```bash
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# Space-separated
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./myapp --server.port 8080 --database.url "postgres://localhost/db"
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# Equals-separated
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./myapp --server.port=8080 --database.url=postgres://localhost/db
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# Mixed formats
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./myapp --server.port 8080 --debug=true
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```
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### Boolean Flags
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```bash
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# Boolean flags don't require a value (assumed true)
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./myapp --debug --verbose
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# Explicit boolean values
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./myapp --debug=true --verbose=false
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```
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### Nested Paths
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Use dot notation for nested configuration:
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```bash
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./myapp --server.host=0.0.0.0 --server.port=9090 --server.tls.enabled=true
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```
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## Type Conversion
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Command-line values are automatically converted to match registered types:
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```go
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type Config struct {
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Port int64 `toml:"port"`
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Timeout time.Duration `toml:"timeout"`
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Ratio float64 `toml:"ratio"`
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Enabled bool `toml:"enabled"`
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Tags []string `toml:"tags"`
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}
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// All these are parsed correctly:
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// --port=8080 → int64(8080)
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// --timeout=30s → time.Duration(30 * time.Second)
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// --ratio=0.95 → float64(0.95)
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// --enabled=true → bool(true)
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// --tags=prod,stable → []string{"prod", "stable"}
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```
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## Integration with flag Package
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### Generate flag.FlagSet
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```go
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// Generate flags from registered configuration
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fs := cfg.GenerateFlags()
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// Parse command line
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if err := fs.Parse(os.Args[1:]); err != nil {
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log.Fatal(err)
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}
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// Apply parsed flags to configuration
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if err := cfg.BindFlags(fs); err != nil {
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log.Fatal(err)
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}
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```
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### Custom Flag Registration
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```go
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fs := flag.NewFlagSet("myapp", flag.ContinueOnError)
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// Add custom flags
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verbose := fs.Bool("v", false, "verbose output")
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configFile := fs.String("config", "config.toml", "config file path")
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// Parse
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fs.Parse(os.Args[1:])
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// Use custom flags
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if *verbose {
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log.SetLevel(log.DebugLevel)
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}
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// Load config with custom file path
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cfg, _ := config.NewBuilder().
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WithFile(*configFile).
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Build()
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// Bind remaining flags
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cfg.BindFlags(fs)
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```
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## Precedence and Overrides
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Command-line arguments have the highest precedence by default:
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```go
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// Default precedence: CLI > Env > File > Default
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cfg, _ := config.Quick(defaults, "APP_", "config.toml")
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// Even if config.toml sets port=8080 and APP_PORT=9090,
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// --port=7070 will win
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```
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Change precedence if needed:
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```go
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cfg, _ := config.NewBuilder().
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WithSources(
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config.SourceEnv, // Env highest
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config.SourceCLI, // Then CLI
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config.SourceFile, // Then file
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config.SourceDefault, // Finally defaults
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).
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Build()
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```
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## Argument Parsing Details
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### Validation
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- Paths must use valid identifiers (letters, numbers, underscore, dash)
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- No leading/trailing dots in paths
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- Empty segments not allowed (no `..` in paths)
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### Special Cases
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```bash
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# Double dash stops flag parsing
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./myapp --port=8080 -- --not-a-flag
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# Single dash flags are ignored (not GNU-style)
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./myapp -p 8080 # Ignored, use --port
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# Quoted values preserve spaces
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./myapp --message="Hello World" --name='John Doe'
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# Escape quotes in values
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./myapp --json="{\"key\": \"value\"}"
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```
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### Value Parsing Rules
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1. **Booleans**: `true`, `false` (case-sensitive)
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2. **Numbers**: Standard decimal notation
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3. **Strings**: Quoted or unquoted (quotes removed if present)
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4. **Lists**: Comma-separated (when target type is slice)
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## Override Arguments
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```go
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// Parse custom arguments instead of os.Args
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customArgs := []string{"--debug", "--port=9090"}
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cfg, _ := config.NewBuilder().
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WithArgs(customArgs).
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Build()
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```
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## Error Handling
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CLI parsing errors are returned from `Build()` or `LoadCLI()`:
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```go
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cfg, err := config.NewBuilder().
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WithDefaults(&Config{}).
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Build()
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if err != nil {
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switch {
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case errors.Is(err, config.ErrCLIParse):
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log.Fatal("Invalid command line arguments:", err)
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default:
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log.Fatal("Configuration error:", err)
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}
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}
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```
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## See Also
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- [Environment Variables](env.md) - Environment variable handling
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- [Access Patterns](access.md) - Retrieving parsed values
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