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.SH "NAME"
function::cmdline_arg \- Fetch a command line argument
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.sp
.nf
    cmdline_arg:string(n:long)
.fi
.SH "ARGUMENTS"
.PP
\fIn\fR
.RS 4
Argument to get (zero is the command itself)
.RE
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
Returns argument the requested argument from the current process or the empty string when there are not that many arguments or there is a problem retrieving the argument\&. Argument zero is traditionally the command itself\&.