How To Install args4j on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install args4j in Fedora 36. args4j is Java command line arguments parser

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install args4j on Fedora 36.

What is args4j

args4j is a small Java class library that makes it easy to parse command line options/arguments in your CUI application. - It makes the command line parsing very easy by using annotations - You can generate the usage screen very easily - You can generate HTML/XML that lists all options for your documentation - Fully supports localization - It is designed to parse javac like options (as opposed to GNU-style where ls -lR is considered to have two options l and R)

We can use yum or dnf to install args4j on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install args4j.

Install args4j on Fedora 36 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install args4j using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install args4j

Install args4j on Fedora 36 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install args4j using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install args4j

How To Uninstall args4j on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the args4j package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove args4j

args4j Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/share/java/args4j
/usr/share/java/args4j.jar
/usr/share/java/args4j/args4j.jar
/usr/share/licenses/args4j
/usr/share/licenses/args4j/LICENSE.txt
/usr/share/maven-metadata/args4j.xml
/usr/share/maven-poms/args4j
/usr/share/maven-poms/args4j.pom
/usr/share/maven-poms/args4j/args4j.pom

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install args4j on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).