8.139 IARGC — Get the number of command line arguments

Synopsis:

RESULT = IARGC()

Description:

IARGC returns the number of arguments passed on the command line when the containing program was invoked.

This intrinsic routine is provided for backwards compatibility with GNU Fortran 77. In new code, programmers should consider the use of the COMMAND_ARGUMENT_COUNT intrinsic defined by the Fortran 2003 standard.

Class:

Function

Arguments:

None

Return value:

The number of command line arguments, type INTEGER(4).

Example:

See GETARG

Standard:

GNU extension

See also:

GNU Fortran 77 compatibility subroutine:
GETARG
Fortran 2003 functions and subroutines:
GET_COMMAND,
GET_COMMAND_ARGUMENT,
COMMAND_ARGUMENT_COUNT