---
name: "System.getArgs"
section: "3kaya"
platform: "linux"
package: "kaya"
version: "0.4.4-6.2"
release: "Debian 8 (Jessie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/System.getArgs"
---

# System.getArgs(3kaya)

Get command-line arguments.

## NAME

System::getArgs - Get command-line arguments.

## SYNOPSIS

**\[String\] getArgs(** **)**

## DESCRIPTION

Return the arguments passed to the program on the command line. The zeroth argument is the name the program was called with. A command line of *printargs -a 100 --long-argument* will give a resulting array **\["printargs","-a","100","--long-argument"\]**

## AUTHORS

Kaya standard library by Edwin Brady, Chris Morris and others (kaya@kayalang.org). For further information see http://kayalang.org/

## LICENSE

The Kaya standard library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License (version 2.1 or any later version) as published by the Free Software Foundation.

## RELATED

**System.getEnv (3kaya)**

**System.getPID (3kaya)**

**System.progName (3kaya)** can be used instead if you only need the program name