# minimist
parse argument options
This module is the guts of optimist's argument parser without all the
fanciful decoration.
# example
``` js
var argv = require('minimist')(process.argv.slice(2));
console.log(argv);
```
```
$ node example/parse.js -a beep -b boop
{ _: [], a: 'beep', b: 'boop' }
```
```
$ node example/parse.js -x 3 -y 4 -n5 -abc --beep=boop foo bar baz
{ _: [ 'foo', 'bar', 'baz' ],
x: 3,
y: 4,
n: 5,
a: true,
b: true,
c: true,
beep: 'boop' }
```
# security
Previous versions had a prototype pollution bug that could cause privilege
escalation in some circumstances when handling untrusted user input.
Please use version 1.2.3 or later: https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-MINIMIST-559764
# methods
``` js
var parseArgs = require('minimist')
```
## var argv = parseArgs(args, opts={})
Return an argument object `argv` populated with the array arguments from `args`.
`argv._` contains all the arguments that didn't have an option associated with
them.