--- /dev/null
+
+# shell option parsing -- old school version only handles single dash options.
+
+while getopts "fr:q:a:h" opt; do
+ case "${opt}" in
+ f) force_query=1; ;;
+ r) row_num="${OPTARG}"; ;;
+ q) queue_name="${OPTARG}"; ;;
+ a) alias_name="${OPTARG}"; ;;
+ h) usage 1>&2; exit ${EX_OK}; ;;
+ ?) usage 1>&2; exit ${EX_USAGE}; ;;
+ esac
+done
+
+shift $(($OPTIND - 1))
+