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Woozle at 16:34, 29 September 2023

2023-09-29T16:34:15Z

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	* <code>[https://www.php.net/manual/en/reserved.variables.argv.php $argv][]</code> contains an array of all the arguments passed to the script		* <code>[https://www.php.net/manual/en/reserved.variables.argv.php $argv][]</code> contains an array of all the arguments passed to the script
	** <code>$argv[0]</code> is always the name that was used to run the script.		** <code>$argv[0]</code> is always the name that was used to run the script.

			Note that these variables are only present in the global scope; to use them inside of objects, they will need to be passed in somehow.

	Other:		Other:

Woozle at 14:14, 24 August 2022

2022-08-24T14:14:20Z

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	* <code>[https://www.php.net/manual/en/function.cli-get-process-title.php cli_get_process_title()]</code>		* <code>[https://www.php.net/manual/en/function.cli-get-process-title.php cli_get_process_title()]</code>
	* <code>[https://www.php.net/manual/en/function.cli-set-process-title.php cli_set_process_title()]</code>		* <code>[https://www.php.net/manual/en/function.cli-set-process-title.php cli_set_process_title()]</code>
	* <code>[https://~~www.php.net/manual/en/function.~~glob~~.php glob()]</code> is the interface to~~ the ~~system~~'s file-[[globbing]] ~~function~~
			See also {{l/same\|file/glob}} for interfacing with the CLI environment's file-[[globbing]] services
	==Interactivity==		==Interactivity==
	* [https://www.php.net/manual/en/book.readline.php GNU Readline] manages editable input lines		* [https://www.php.net/manual/en/book.readline.php GNU Readline] manages editable input lines

Woozle at 15:01, 31 July 2022

2022-07-31T15:01:20Z

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	* <code>[https://www.php.net/manual/en/function.fgetc.php fgetc()]</code> reads a single character, but waits for a CRLF		* <code>[https://www.php.net/manual/en/function.fgetc.php fgetc()]</code> reads a single character, but waits for a CRLF
	** See the comments for ways to wait for the user to actually just press a single character.		** See the comments for ways to wait for the user to actually just press a single character.
			* [https://pecl.php.net/package/ncurses ncurses]: [[PECL]] package last updated in 2012
			** [https://toot.cat/@woozle/108742286886170198 2022-07-31 brief discussion]
	==Links==		==Links==
	* [https://www.php.net/manual/en/features.commandline.php Using PHP from the command line]		* [https://www.php.net/manual/en/features.commandline.php Using PHP from the command line]

Woozle at 13:26, 31 July 2022

2022-07-31T13:26:04Z

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	Although [[PHP]] is most commonly used to write [[web application]]s, it can also be used for scripts that run from a [[command line interface]] (CLI). The CLI environment is a little different than the web environment, and PHP's current documentation doesn't make it easy to locate the relevant pieces.		Although [[PHP]] is most commonly used to write [[web application]]s, it can also be used for scripts that run from a [[command line interface]] (CLI). The CLI environment is a little different than the web environment, and PHP's current documentation doesn't make it easy to locate the relevant pieces.

	==~~Functionality~~==		==Arguments==
	Predefined variables:		Predefined variables:
	* <code>[https://www.php.net/manual/en/reserved.variables.argc.php $argc]</code> contains the number of arguments passed to the current script		* <code>[https://www.php.net/manual/en/reserved.variables.argc.php $argc]</code> contains the number of arguments passed to the current script
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	* <code>[https://www.php.net/manual/en/function.cli-set-process-title.php cli_set_process_title()]</code>		* <code>[https://www.php.net/manual/en/function.cli-set-process-title.php cli_set_process_title()]</code>
	* <code>[https://www.php.net/manual/en/function.glob.php glob()]</code> is the interface to the system's file-[[globbing]] function		* <code>[https://www.php.net/manual/en/function.glob.php glob()]</code> is the interface to the system's file-[[globbing]] function
			==Interactivity==
			* [https://www.php.net/manual/en/book.readline.php GNU Readline] manages editable input lines
			* <code>[https://www.php.net/manual/en/function.fgetc.php fgetc()]</code> reads a single character, but waits for a CRLF
			** See the comments for ways to wait for the user to actually just press a single character.
	==Links==		==Links==
	* [https://www.php.net/manual/en/features.commandline.php Using PHP from the command line]		* [https://www.php.net/manual/en/features.commandline.php Using PHP from the command line]

Woozle at 00:32, 18 June 2022

2022-06-18T00:32:02Z

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	* <code>[https://www.php.net/manual/en/function.getopt.php getopt()]</code> parses individual arguments in a standard way		* <code>[https://www.php.net/manual/en/function.getopt.php getopt()]</code> parses individual arguments in a standard way
			** Note that this ignores any options listed after non-options.
	* <code>[https://www.php.net/manual/en/function.cli-get-process-title.php cli_get_process_title()]</code>		* <code>[https://www.php.net/manual/en/function.cli-get-process-title.php cli_get_process_title()]</code>
	* <code>[https://www.php.net/manual/en/function.cli-set-process-title.php cli_set_process_title()]</code>		* <code>[https://www.php.net/manual/en/function.cli-set-process-title.php cli_set_process_title()]</code>

Woozle: more stuff that's relevant

2020-02-05T20:39:07Z

more stuff that's relevant

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	Although [[PHP]] is most commonly used to write [[web application]]s, it can also be used for scripts that run from a [[command line interface]] (CLI). The CLI environment is a little different than the web environment, and PHP's current documentation doesn't make it easy to locate the relevant pieces.		Although [[PHP]] is most commonly used to write [[web application]]s, it can also be used for scripts that run from a [[command line interface]] (CLI). The CLI environment is a little different than the web environment, and PHP's current documentation doesn't make it easy to locate the relevant pieces.

	==~~Predefined Variables~~==		==Functionality==
			Predefined variables:
	* <code>[https://www.php.net/manual/en/reserved.variables.argc.php $argc]</code> contains the number of arguments passed to the current script		* <code>[https://www.php.net/manual/en/reserved.variables.argc.php $argc]</code> contains the number of arguments passed to the current script
	* <code>[https://www.php.net/manual/en/reserved.variables.argv.php $argv][]</code> contains an array of all the arguments passed to the script		* <code>[https://www.php.net/manual/en/reserved.variables.argv.php $argv][]</code> contains an array of all the arguments passed to the script
	** <code>$argv[0]</code> is always the name that was used to run the script.		** <code>$argv[0]</code> is always the name that was used to run the script.

			Other:
			* <code>[https://www.php.net/manual/en/function.getopt.php getopt()]</code> parses individual arguments in a standard way
			* <code>[https://www.php.net/manual/en/function.cli-get-process-title.php cli_get_process_title()]</code>
			* <code>[https://www.php.net/manual/en/function.cli-set-process-title.php cli_set_process_title()]</code>
			* <code>[https://www.php.net/manual/en/function.glob.php glob()]</code> is the interface to the system's file-[[globbing]] function
	==Links==		==Links==
	* [https://www.php.net/manual/en/features.commandline.php Using PHP from the command line]		* [https://www.php.net/manual/en/features.commandline.php Using PHP from the command line]

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Although [[PHP]] is most commonly used to write [[web application]]s, it can also be used for scripts that run from a [[command line interface]] (CLI). The CLI environment is a little different than the web environment, and PHP's current documentation doesn't make it easy to locate the relevant pieces.

==Predefined Variables==
* <code>[https://www.php.net/manual/en/reserved.variables.argc.php $argc]</code> contains the number of arguments passed to the current script
* <code>[https://www.php.net/manual/en/reserved.variables.argv.php $argv][]</code> contains an array of all the arguments passed to the script
** <code>$argv[0]</code> is always the name that was used to run the script.
==Links==
* [https://www.php.net/manual/en/features.commandline.php Using PHP from the command line]