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+/*
+ * This file is part of the flashprog project.
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ */
+
+#ifndef FLASHPROG_CLI_H
+#define FLASHPROG_CLI_H
+
+enum {
+	OPTION_CHIP = 'c',
+	OPTION_PROGRAMMER = 'p',
+};
+
+struct flash_args {
+	char *chip;
+	char *prog_name;
+	char *prog_args;
+};
+
+int cli_parse_flash_args(struct flash_args *, int opt, const char *optarg);
+
+#endif