Synopsis:
   $getopt(<optopt var> <optarg var> <opt string> <argument list>)

Technical:
   Processes a list of switches and args.  Returns one switch char each time
   it's called, sets $<optopt var> to the char, and sets $<optarg var> to the
   value of the next argument if the switch needs one.

   Syntax for <opt string> and <argument list> should be identical to
   getopt(3).  A ':' in <opt string> is a required argument, and a "::" 
   is an optional one.  A '-' by itself in <argument list> is a null 
   argument, and switch parsing stops after a "--"

   If a switch requires an argument, but the argument is missing, $getopt()
   returns a '-'  If a switch is given which isn't in the opt string, the
   function returns a '!'  $<optopt var> is still set in both cases.

Returns:
   Returns a switch char.

Examples:
   while (option = getopt(optopt optarg "ab:c:" $*)) {
        switch ($option) {
                (a) {echo * option "$optopt" used}
                (b) {echo * option "$optopt" used - $optarg}
                (c) {echo * option "$optopt" used - $optarg}
                (!) {echo * option "$optopt" is an invalid option}
                (-) {echo * option "$optopt" is missing an argument}
        }
   }