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+var log = 0;
+
+var Io = require('../io');
+//Io.trace_open('/tmp/std.trace');
+
+var Net = require('../network');
+var Sch = require('../scheduler');
+var Conn = require('../connection');
+var Rpc = require('../rpc');
+var Std = require('../std');
+var Router = require('../router');
+var util = require('util');
+var Comp = require('../compat');
+var assert = Comp.assert;
+var String = Comp.string;
+var Array = Comp.array;
+var Perv = Comp.pervasives;
+var Status = Net.Status;
+var Command = Net.Command;
+
+var trace = Io.tracing;
+
+var help=false;
+var cmd=Command.STD_INFO;
+var shift='';
+var caps=[];
+var test=0;
+var verbose=false;
+
+process.argv.forEach(function (val, index, array) {
+    if(index>1) {
+        if (String.equal(shift,''))
+            String.match(val,[
+                ['-help',function() {help=true;}],
+                ['-h',function() {help=true;}],
+                ['-test',function() {shift='test';}],
+                ['-verbose',function() {verbose=true;}],
+                ['info',function() {cmd=Command.STD_INFO;}],
+                ['status',function() {cmd=Command.STD_STATUS;}],
+                ['age',function() {cmd=Command.STD_AGE;}],
+                ['touch',function() {cmd=Command.STD_TOUCH;}],
+                ['destroy',function() {cmd=Command.STD_DESTROY;}],
+                [function() {caps.push(val);}]
+            ]);
+        else {
+            String.match(shift,[
+                ['test',function () {test=Perv.int_of_string(val);}]
+             ]);
+            shift='';
+        }
+    }
+});
+
+if (help || cmd==undefined || caps.length==0) {
+    Io.out('usage: '+process.argv[0]+' '+process.argv[1]);
+    Io.out('         [-help -test #loops]');
+    Io.out('         info status age touch destroy');
+    Io.out('         cap capfile ..');
+}