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+#ifndef STAR_VERSION_OPTION_PARSER_HPP
+#define STAR_VERSION_OPTION_PARSER_HPP
+
+#include "StarOptionParser.hpp"
+#include "StarVersion.hpp"
+
+namespace Star {
+
+// Option parser that accepts -h to print the help and exit and -v to print the
+// version and exit.
+class VersionOptionParser : public OptionParser {
+public:
+  static void printVersion(std::ostream& os);
+
+  VersionOptionParser();
+
+  // Parse the command line options, or, in the case of an error, -h, or -v,
+  // prints the appropriate text and immediately exits.
+  Options parseOrDie(StringList const& cmdLineArguments) const;
+
+  // First sets the command name based on argv[0], then calls parseOrDie.
+  Options commandParseOrDie(int argc, char** argv);
+};
+
+}
+
+#endif