How can pass both an optional flag and unrelated required parameter to a bash script?
 

How I can pass both an optional flag and unrelated required parameter to a bash script?

Example, a user can type in:
or just:
I can use getopts to find -f was set, but that sets $1 to "-f" rather than setting it to myname.

I can make $2 myname, but since the -f is optional, that will be $1 sometimes and there won't be a $2.

What is the best way to do this?

TIA

Not sure what you have read on getopts (see here or here), but once you have completed this phase of your script you will be at $1
for the first non-switch item ... in your example $1 = myname

Needed to use shift, thx