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+#ifndef COMMANDOPTIONPARSER_HPP
+#define COMMANDOPTIONPARSER_HPP
+
+#include "mothur.h"
+#include "mothurout.h"
+
+//**********************************************************************************************************************
+
+class CommandOptionParser {
+public:
+ CommandOptionParser(string);
+ string getCommandString();
+ string getOptionString();
+
+private:
+ string commandString, optionString;
+ MothurOut* m;
+};
+
+//**********************************************************************************************************************
+
+#endif