+ abort = false;
+
+ //allow user to run help
+ if(option == "help") { help(); abort = true; }
+
+ else {
+ //valid paramters for this command
+ string Array[] = {"outputdir","inputdir"};
+ vector<string> myArray (Array, Array+(sizeof(Array)/sizeof(string)));
+
+ OptionParser parser(option);
+ map<string,string> parameters = parser.getParameters();
+
+ ValidParameters validParameter;
+ //check to make sure all parameters are valid for command
+ for (map<string,string>::iterator it = parameters.begin(); it != parameters.end(); it++) {
+ if (validParameter.isValidParameter(it->first, myArray, it->second) != true) { abort = true; }
+ }
+
+ //if the user changes the output directory command factory will send this info to us in the output parameter
+ string outputDir = validParameter.validFile(parameters, "outputdir", false); if (outputDir == "not found"){ outputDir = ""; }
+
+ if ((globaldata->getSharedFile() == "")) { m->mothurOut("You must use the read.otu command to read a groupfile or a sharedfile before you can use the get.group command."); m->mothurOutEndLine(); abort = true; }
+
+ if (abort == false) {
+ //open shared file
+ sharedfile = globaldata->getSharedFile();
+ openInputFile(sharedfile, in);
+
+ //open output file
+ if (outputDir == "") { outputDir += hasPath(sharedfile); }
+ outputFile = outputDir + getRootName(getSimpleName(sharedfile)) + "bootGroups";
+ openOutputFile(outputFile, out);
+
+ }
+ }