7.88 GET_COMMAND — Get the entire command line

Description:

Retrieve the entire command line that was used to invoke the program.

Standard:

Fortran 2003 and later

Class:

Subroutine

Syntax:

CALL GET_COMMAND(COMMAND)

Arguments:

COMMAND

Shall be of type CHARACTER and of default kind.

Return value:

Stores the entire command line that was used to invoke the program in COMMAND. If COMMAND is not large enough, the command will be truncated.

Example:

          PROGRAM test_get_command
            CHARACTER(len=255) :: cmd
            CALL get_command(cmd)
            WRITE (*,*) TRIM(cmd)
          END PROGRAM
     

See also:

GET_COMMAND_ARGUMENT, COMMAND_ARGUMENT_COUNT