program project1; {$mode objfpc}{$H+} uses {$IFDEF UNIX}{$IFDEF UseCThreads} cthreads, {$ENDIF}{$ENDIF} Classes, SysUtils, CustApp { you can add units after this }; type { TMyApplication } TMyApplication = class(TCustomApplication) protected procedure DoRun; override; public constructor Create(TheOwner: TComponent); override; destructor Destroy; override; procedure WriteHelp; virtual; end; { TMyApplication } procedure TMyApplication.DoRun; var ErrorMsg: String; begin // quick check parameters ErrorMsg:=CheckOptions('h','help'); if ErrorMsg<>'' then begin ShowException(Exception.Create(ErrorMsg)); Halt; end; // parse parameters if HasOption('h','help') then begin WriteHelp; Halt; end; { add your program here } Readln; // stop program loop Terminate; end; constructor TMyApplication.Create(TheOwner: TComponent); begin inherited Create(TheOwner); StopOnException:=True; end; destructor TMyApplication.Destroy; begin inherited Destroy; end; procedure TMyApplication.WriteHelp; begin { add your help code here } writeln('Usage: ',ExeName,' -h'); end; var Application: TMyApplication; begin Application:=TMyApplication.Create(nil); Application.Title:='My Application'; Application.Run; Application.Free; end.